The Saints were famous for their Bountygate scandal that saw players earn under-the-table cash for knocking out opponents with ferocious hits.

The Bucs had a less scandalous cash incentive system during the Tom Brady years, orchestrated by Brady himself, according to Joe Bucs Fan reports.

Retired Bucs guard Ali Marpet (2015-2021) spilled details during his visit to the Wam Bam podcast in December.

Unfortunately, Marpet didn’t reveal the year(s) to which he was referring, but he said it began when “at one point our screen game was absolutely abysmal as an offense.”

So seeking a screen-game fix, Brady, per Marpet, led independent meetings with the offense to try and repair the issues.

Apparently, Brady got impatient.

“[Brady] took our starting offensive line to the side and he’s like, ‘Hey, if you guys can get a screen to go for more than 15 yards, I will give you $1,000 cash each,'” Marpet said.

Marpet continued, sharing Brady’s words — and his disbelief.

“‘That is for you guys; so every time that we get that, I will be happy to make that payment,'” Marpet said Brady told the starting linemen.

“Are you kidding me? Like a little extra juice, so those kinds of things [Tom did to motivate].”

Marpet implied multiple screen plays of more than 15 yards ensued — and multiple payments for a job well done.

“There were definitely multiple 15,” Marpet added, cutting off himself after the No. 15.

“So those kinds of things. Again, Tom just knowing how guys are wired and what goes a long way and inspiring and getting the most out of his guys.”

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