> He was scheduled to earn $14 million in base salary with a $1 million roster bonus in both 2018 and 2019 Works for me. Anyway, the rules you are talking abo

> He was scheduled to earn $14 million in base salary with a $1 million roster bonus in both 2018 and 2019 Works for me. Anyway, the rules you are talking about are NFL rules, and NFL is a legal trust. The NFL draft is equivalent to a hiring manager claiming you from your company's hiring pool. Tom Brady can play football in a different league if he wants to, and his union has negotiated his right to profit from his IP outside of team work.