The New England Patriots taking on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII is almost a week away with the two NFL heavyweights set to do battle on Feb. 4. Quarterback Tom Brady will be the star attraction on Super Bowl Sunday once again, but one of his former teammates, Jimmy Garoppolo, will actually earn more on that day than the five-time champion.

According to the Boston Herald, Garoppolo has a payday coming for the Patriots reaching the Super Bowl once again and it'll be bigger than Brady's.

In what world would Jimmy Garoppolo earn more from Super Bowl LII than Tom Brady? Try this world.

Because of a strange intersection between the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement and state tax laws, the former New England Patriots quarterback is set to take home more (after income taxes) from the Super Bowl than Brady—even though Garoppolo isn’t even on the Patriots, let alone leading them.

After months of speculation, the Patriots traded their prized backup quarterback to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a second-round draft pick. The move surprised everyone as New England really didn't get much in return for what is looking like a franchise quarterback in Garoppolo.

The Herald went into a bit more detail to shed light on why Garoppolo's paycheck from Super Bowl LII will be slightly higher than Brady's.

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Enter Garoppolo, who was on the Patriots roster for eight games before being traded out of conference to the San Francisco 49ers. The CBA entitles Garoppolo to the same pay as Brady and Bademosi for the AFC championship game ($51,000) and the Super Bowl ($112,000 if the Patriots win; $56,000 if the Patriots lose).

Garoppolo, however, should take home more pay than Brady after income taxes. Garoppolo, unlike Brady, will not be traveling to Minnesota and will not be subject to Minnesota’s state income tax of 9.85%.

Along with cashing in on his former team's success, Garoppolo is about to become a very rich man with the new deal he'll sign with the 49ers or elsewhere in NFL free agency. The 26-year-old proved his worth in San Francisco after being named the starter by leading the 49ers to five straight wins to finish the 2017 campaign.

It became abundantly clear that the former Patriots backup is without a doubt a star in the making in this league. Garoppolo will almost certainly sign a long-term deal with the 49ers during the offseason as the team appears to be determined to make him their long-term solution at the quarterback position.