First he got the bling-bling and now veteran quarterback Brad Johnson, who piloted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl championship last season, has the cha-ching to go along with it.
League and team sources confirmed to ESPN.com that the Bucs have signed Johnson to a one-year contract extension which, added to his existing contract, means the quarterback is bound to the Bucs through the 2006 season. The extension provides Tampa Bay some much-needed salary cap room and dramatically boosts Johnson's compensation.
Over the next four years, Johnson is now scheduled to earn $25.05 million. He received a signing bonus of $6 million for the extension and, in terms of so-called "new money," he will realize an additional $8.795 million. Johnson was due about $16.255 million over the three years that were remaining on his contract before the extension....
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League and team sources confirmed to ESPN.com that the Bucs have signed Johnson to a one-year contract extension which, added to his existing contract, means the quarterback is bound to the Bucs through the 2006 season. The extension provides Tampa Bay some much-needed salary cap room and dramatically boosts Johnson's compensation.
Over the next four years, Johnson is now scheduled to earn $25.05 million. He received a signing bonus of $6 million for the extension and, in terms of so-called "new money," he will realize an additional $8.795 million. Johnson was due about $16.255 million over the three years that were remaining on his contract before the extension....
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