Veteran wide receiver Danny Amendola has agreed to reduce his pay for the 2017 season, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Amendola had been scheduled to earn a $6MM base salary, but he’ll now bring in “slightly more” than the $1.6MM salary he earned in 2016, per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link).
This restructure marks the third consecutive season that Amendola has reduced his base salary. In each of the past two occasions, Amendola has agreed to a paycut in exchange for additional guaranteed money. He’ll likely be given similar guarantees this time around, enabling him to stay on the New England roster for a fifth year. Mike Reiss of ESPN.com wrote last month that Amendola was never expected to maintain his current salary, especially after the Patriots acquired fellow pass-catcher Brandin Cooks.
Amendola, 31, appeared in 12 games for New England in 2016, and posted 23 receptions for 243 yards and four touchdowns while playing on roughly a quarter of the club’s offensive snaps. Given the presence of Cooks, Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan, and Malcolm Mitchell, Amendola could see that snap percentage fall even further in 2017.
Could this Brady’s final season? NE is stocking up at offensive skill positions. Brady wins his 6th SB and brings Jimmy G up on stage and hands over the reins. Jimmy G and NE then go on to win more SBs in the coming years and we are all happy.
I think that they tag Garoppolo next year and that’s Brady’s last year.