Business 9d
Tom Brady is the highest-paid sports media personality in America
— Stephen A. Smith’s new 5-year $100M deal with ESPN puts him at No. 3 among the highest-paid sports media personalities in America. Shaq and Charles Barkley are in the mix too with big TNT contracts. But no one comes close to Tom Brady—his $37.5M annual salary with Fox is in a league of its own. By The Bagel Report Staff | 5:00 AM · 16 Mar
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Business 9d
Tom Brady is the highest-paid sports media personality in America
— Stephen A. Smith’s new 5-year $100M deal with ESPN puts him at No. 3 among the highest-paid sports media personalities in America. Shaq and Charles Barkley are in the mix too with big TNT contracts. But no one comes close to Tom Brady—his $37.5M annual salary with Fox is in a league of its own.
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