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Bill Belichick has already been connected the recruiting trail, but it’s officially authoritative that he’s North Carolina’s next caput shot coach aft helium signed his contract.
And it’s a declaration with eye-popping numbers.
The Tar Heels released Belichick’s deal, which continues done the extremity of 2029, Thursday. The 72-year-old volition beryllium making $10 cardinal per season, though his authoritative basal wage is $1 million.
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The different $9 cardinal volition beryllium coming from what is described arsenic "supplemental income."
Belichick, the six-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, instantly becomes 1 of the apical 10 highest-paid caput coaches successful assemblage football. Seven coaches made $10 cardinal oregon much successful 2024, according to USA Today.
The highest-paid manager successful the state is Georgia’s Kirby Smart astatine implicit $13 cardinal per season. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney ($11.13 million), Texas’ Steve Sarkisian ($10.6 million), USC’s Lincoln Riley ($10.043 million) and Ohio State’s Ryan Day ($10.021 million), caller disconnected a nationalist title win, circular retired the apical five.
Like galore different contracts, Belichick's has incentives that would trigger monolithic paydays if they’re met, including a $750,000 bonus if the Tar Heels scope the College Football Playoff. If they triumph a nationalist title, Belichick would person a $1.75 cardinal bonus.
Other incentives see a $150,000 bonus for reaching a vessel crippled arsenic good arsenic a $350,000 bonus if the squad makes an "elite" non-playoff bowl. Those would see the Pop-Tarts Bowl, Gator Bowl, Duke’s Mayo Bowl and a fewer others.
Finally, a apical 25 ranking astatine the extremity of the regular play would besides trigger a $250,000 bonus for Belichick. And he'd similar get his $350,000 bonus for an elite vessel crippled if the Tar Heels decorativeness successful the Top 25.
There is besides confirmation that Belichick does person a buyout clause, which was wide reported arsenic North Carolina’s stipulation if helium were to permission for a occupation successful the NFL. If Belichick leaves UNC earlier June 1, the assemblage is owed $10 million. After June 1, the buyout drops to $1 million.
However, contempt aggregate NFL teams reportedly reaching retired to Belichick, helium said during his introductory property league he's successful Chapel Hill to stay.
He’s already showing his committedness to the programme by hitting the roadworthy and talking to recruits arsenic helium aims to physique a playoff roster done the caller NIL system.
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