The explosion in compensation for football coaches continues. The university of Georgia has signed Kirby Smart to a 10-year, $112.5 million contract. That works out to $11.25 million per year. And within a few years, it likely will look like a not-great deal. The money keeps climbing and climbing across the board in football, both [more] … [Read more...] about Good news for NFL coaches: Georgia breaks bank for Kirby Smart
Archives for July 2022
Cardinals, Kyler Murray agree to terms on contract extension
The Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray are putting an offseason of drama behind them. According to multiple reports, Murray has agreed to terms on an extension that will make him one of the league’s highest-paid players. It’s been clear that Murray was unhappy with his contract since February, when Murray first deleted all Cardinals references [more] … [Read more...] about Cardinals, Kyler Murray agree to terms on contract extension
Lamar Jackson reports for Ravens training camp
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said early this month that he hopes to have a new contract before the start of training camp and that the thought of holding out of camp if a deal didn’t get done wasn’t on his mind. Jackson and the Ravens haven’t come to an agreement yet, but that didn’t change [more] … [Read more...] about Lamar Jackson reports for Ravens training camp
Funding rule likely kept Cardinals from fully guaranteeing Kyler Murray’s deal
After the Browns gave quarterback Deshaun Watson a five-year, fully-guaranteed $230 million contract, NFL Players Association president JC Tretter challenged agents to push for more fully-guaranteed contracts. Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, while getting $100,00 more year in average salary than Watson, got only $160 million guaranteed. The amount that’s fully guaranteed … [Read more...] about Funding rule likely kept Cardinals from fully guaranteeing Kyler Murray’s deal
Former NFL player Courtney Upshaw among Falcons Bill Walsh coaching interns
Courtney Upshaw finished up his playing career as a member of the Falcons and he’ll be back with the team during training camp. Upshaw was one of five Bill Walsh coaching interns announced by the team on Thursday. Christion Abercrombie, Joan Cantanese, Yosef Fares, and Sajan Thakker will be joining him at Falcons camp. Upshaw was [more] … [Read more...] about Former NFL player Courtney Upshaw among Falcons Bill Walsh coaching interns