NFL teams are starting to throw big contracts at head coaches.
In recent years, the Seattle Seahawks (Pete Carroll) and San Francisco 49ers (Jim Harbaugh) have given a lot of money to college coaches. And this year, the St. Louis Rams hired Jeff Fisher with a $7 million per year contract.
Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were spurned by Chip Kelly despite offering him a deal that would have doubled his $3 million salary with the Oregon Ducks.
A $6 million salary would have been the fifth-highest salary among NFL coaches in 2011. Instead, he chose to stay in Eugene.
#12 Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears
Salary: $4.8 million
#11 Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers
Salary: $4.9 million
#10 Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers
Salary: $5.0 million
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