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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 820681" data-attributes="member: 10247">Like you said before, its semantics but we both agree on what is happening.  I am sure there are people who see headlines like "Tom Brady is giving back" and they think he is taking less than what was originally agreed to.  When an article says up front that he was scheduled to make 10 million this year but now he will only make 2 or that Tom Brady is only making 1 million dollars this year it only cements that idea.  I've seen both comments in articles about Tom Brady and his contracts before.  The better ones go on to explain that he is not actually getting less money and therefore is not giving anything back but some do not.  It depends on the agenda they are trying to push.As I am typing this I realize that the phrase "giving back"  doesn't have to be so specific.  Many article about people who do amazing things for others are labeled as giving back.  In that respect you could say TB is giving back but I think in most cases articles are trying to put forth the idea that he is actually giving something back to promote his positive image.</blockquote>

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