Danny Amendola’s loyalty to New England.

Danny Amendola shows prominent loyalty to the Patriots. He is willing to take a $4 million pay cut in order to stay with his team. Danny along with other plays like Tom Brady and Chris Long have chosen to make the same move in order to play in New England.

There is something about a team that has multiple AFC Championships and Super Bowl rings that brings loyalty and integrity to a place like New England.

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If Amendola is on the team in 2017, he is looking to make $6.5 million given the value placed on him as of 2016. He gets a guaranteed base salary of $1.25 million with a $100,000 signing bonus, and also can make up to $250,000 on the roster bonus. It’s a hard hit for Amendola, but he knew if he wanted to stay with New England it was a choice he was going to have to make. In 2015, he had 65 catches for 648 yards and three touchdowns.

Amendola had to choose whether or not it was worth taking a pay cut to stay with the Pats. With the acquisitions of Chris Hogan and Martellus Bennett, the Patriots were likely to release Amendola if he didn’t agree to restructure his current deal. Originally, Amendola was set to count as $6 million against the cap this year. However, now he is third behind Julian Edelman at $4.421 million and new addition Chris Hogan at the highest $5.5 million.

In 2013, Amendola signed a five-year, $28.4 million deal with $10 million guaranteed, but due to injuries, ineptitude, and the addition of Edelman, his role on the team was reduced. Last year he received a pay cut from $5 million to $2.71 million. After taking a pay cut last year and then again agreeing to another this year, there has to be a sense of loyalty whether it is to the team or the franchise. Amendola could have said no and became a free agent. There isn’t a doubt that another team would have picked him up. However, New England is where his home is for another year.