I know it's not Dolphins but I was looking at this from the stand point he won't catch Shula now. He's 72 years old. Andy Reid is the oldest coach right now at 66. Cronnel was the oldest at 73. I don't think he's doing it for 1 year so he would be 75 if he returned. That seems like a stretch to me. Anyway here's the article: During his time with the Patriots, Bill Belichick managed to keep the details of his compensation cloaked in secrecy. At North Carolina, he’ll have no such luck. As a public institution, the details must be revealed. And that’s what the program did on Thursday, posting Belichick’s term sheet online. Belichick’s base deal covers five years, at $10 million per year. The first three years are guaranteed. The agreement includes up to $3.5 million in annual incentives, based on wins, conference championships, postseason success, final poll ranking, coach of the year, and academics. The term sheet gives Belichick $10 million per year for assistant coaches, $1 million for strength and conditioning staff, and $5.3 million for support staff (including the G.M. position, which pays up to $1.5 million). It makes no specific mention of his son, Stephen, as an assistant or potential successor. (Obviously, however, he could be hired with the $10 million budget for assistants.) Although Belichick has said regarding the possibility of jumping back to the NFL, “I didn’t come here to leave,” his buyout after June 1, 2025 becomes only $1 million. Which means that he can quickly and easily exit, if he wants, after one season. (The buyout before June 1, 2025, is $10 million.)
I’m quite certain Belichick’s contract isn’t the only college football head coach’s multimillion dollar salary but here’s what I wonder… WHO pays his salary? Is his salary paid directly from the school’s endowment? Is his salary factored as part of student tuition? Corporate endorsements for the football program? Honest questions here and genuinely curious. If anyone has insight, I’d appreciate your feedback.
If he has quick and immediate success in college, I'd suspect an NFL team will come barking at the end of the year leaving catching Shula back on the table. I hope he never does...
