Tedy Bruschi Net Worth

What is Tedy Bruschi's Net Worth?

Tedy Bruschi is a retired American professional football player who has a net worth of $6 million. Tedy Bruschi played 13 seasons in the NFL from 1996 to 2008, all with the New England Patriots. With the team, he won Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, and XXXIX. Years after retiring from playing, Bruschi served as a senior advisor to the head coach of his former college team, the Arizona Wildcats.

Contracts, Salary & Career Earnings

Tedy Bruschi was drafted by the New England Patriots in 1996 and played with the team through 2008. In June 2004, he signed a four-year extension worth approximately $8.1 million, including a $3.5 million signing bonus, with base salaries rising from $700,000 in 2004 to $1.7 million in 2007. Over the course of his 13-year NFL career, Bruschi earned around $17.1 million in salary, with annual earnings that included $2.3 million in 2008, $1.7 million in 2007, and $2.4 million in 2006.

Early Life and High School

Tedy Bruschi was born on June 9, 1973 in San Francisco, California. He is of Filipino and Italian descent, and has two siblings. As a teenager, Bruschi went to Roseville High School, where he lettered in football, wrestling, and track and field, specializing in shot put.

Collegiate Career

For college, Bruschi attended the University of Arizona and played for the Wildcats football team from 1991 to 1995. He had an impressive career at Arizona, finishing with 185 total tackles and 52 sacks. In his final year in 1995, Bruschi was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year and was awarded the Morris Trophy and the Bill Willis Trophy.

First Years with the New England Patriots, 1996-2000

In the 1996 NFL draft, Bruschi was chosen in the third round by the New England Patriots. Due to his stature, which was considered too small for a defensive end, he was moved to the position of linebacker. In his rookie season, Bruschi played on many special teams and recorded a total of 11 tackles and four sacks. He went on to make his postseason debut as the Patriots made it all the way to Super Bowl XXXI. Bruschi made two sacks in the game, which was ultimately won by the Green Bay Packers.

In his second season with the Patriots in 1997, Bruschi recorded 30 combined tackles and four sacks. Back in the playoffs, the Patriots fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional Round. In 1998, Bruschi posted 74 combined tackles and two sacks. He continued to improve in 1999, recording 108 combined tackles and two sacks, as well as his first career interception. However, the Patriots finished with an 8-8 record and failed to make it to the playoffs for the first time in five years. The team performed even worse in 2000, finishing with a 5-11 record.

Super Bowl Success, 2001-2004

After two years of failing to qualify for the playoffs, the Patriots made it back in 2001 with a first-place finish in the AFC East. The team went all the way to the end, winning Super Bowl XXXVI and kicking off a Patriots renaissance. Although Bruschi and the team struggled in 2002, they fired on all cylinders in 2003, with Bruschi posting a career-best 133 combined tackles and three interceptions. With a franchise-best 14-2 record, the Patriots finished first in the AFC East and returned to the playoffs, which they concluded by winning Super Bowl XXXVIII. Bruschi and the team had a similarly formidable campaign in 2004, with Bruschi recording 124 combined tackles and three interceptions and the Patriots going 14-2 for the second consecutive year. The team again dominated the playoffs en route to victory in Super Bowl XXXIX. For the season, Bruschi earned his first and only Pro Bowl selection.

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Stroke and Final Playing Years, 2005-2008

Two days after playing in the 2005 Pro Bowl, Bruschi woke up with numbness on the left side of his body and vision problems. He was taken to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with an ischemic stroke and a congenital heart defect. Following several months of rehabilitation, Bruschi elected to sit out the 2005 NFL season. However, that October, he was medically cleared to play football and he returned to the Patriots. Bruschi played most of the season's remaining games, and shared the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award with Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith.

Fully recovered for the 2006 season, Bruschi made 112 combined tackles as the Patriots again finished first in the AFC East. The team reached the AFC Championship Game, where they narrowly lost to the Indianapolis Colts. In 2007, the Patriots had a historic undefeated regular season and continued to go undefeated in the playoffs until falling to the San Francisco Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Bruschi played his final season with the Patriots in 2008, when the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. He would go on to announce his retirement in the summer of 2009.

Other Activities

Beyond football, Bruschi is a skilled saxophonist, having played with the Boston Pops. He also ran the Boston Marathon in 2012 and 2019.

Personal Life

In 1997, Bruschi married Heidi Bomberger, whom he had met at the University of Arizona. There, she played softball and volleyball for the Wildcats. The couple has three children: Tedy Jr., Rex, and Dante.

In 2007, Bruschi published his memoir "Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery, and My Return to the NFL." Also related to his health struggles is his foundation Tedy's Team, which he founded in partnership with the American Heart Association to raise money for stroke research.

Real Estate

In April 2005, Teddy and Heidi paid $1.33 million for a home in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. In March 2021 they paid $1.1 million for a vacant lot in the Nantucket neighborhood of Sconset.

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