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Patriots still look cheap, despite Tom Brady's $5 million in incentives

Kirk Cousins and Jimmy Garappolo will make around $27 million this season.

Neither quarterback has a playoff win to his credit, and the latter had been Tom Brady's backup before an in-season trade last year.

So how does Brady's salary stack up?

Not comparably, and that's even with the $5 million incentive package the New England Patriots reportedly are adding to his contract.

Compensation update: Patriots are adding up to $5 million in performance-based incentives to Tom Brady's contract, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2018

Brady, 41, had been set to make $14 million this season, a pretty good deal for the Patriots considering the five-time Super Bowl champion also is the NFL's reigning MVP.