NFL coach salary: How much do the likes of Bill Belichick, Pete Caroll make in a year?

Professional sports is a lucrative business, especially for top-tier leagues and teams around world. While players and athletes are usually ones making headlines for ir jaw-dropping contracts and massive endorsement deals, it is important to te that salaries of coaches and manrs are equally lucrative. Recently, NFL turned a lot of heads after Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes signed an ermous 10-year contract extension worth a reported $503 million, making him first rth American athlete to rake in a deal worth more than half-a-million dollars.

While y are t in same ballpark as Mahomes' AAV (annual aver value) or as some of best-paid players in league, NFL coaches do get paid handsomely for steering a franchise to Super Bowl glory. 

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How much do NFL coaches get paid?

'NFL coach salary values' have come leaps and bounds in recent years. Thanks to booming revenues from TV rights deals, sponsorships and for playing in NFL, teams usually do t refrain from splashing cash to keep ir head coaches tied to franchise. After all, synergy between players and coaches is integral for any team to strive in uber-competitive league. 

According to an analysis from Forbes, aver annual salary of an NFL coach is more than $6 million. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was highest-paid coach in NFL in 2019, banking a $12.5 million paycheque. Belichick is also highest-paid coach in United States, beating San Antonio Spurs (NBA) HC Gregg Popovich, who earned $11 million last year.

Bill Belichick leading pack as highest-paid coach in NFL should come as surprise as he is widely regarded as one of best coaches in NFL history. At helm in New England since 2000, Belichick led franchise to six Super Bowl titles. Patriots have also been a mainstay in AFC playoffs picture in last 20 years, missing playoffs just thrice. Belichick is 287-83 in regular season and 30-11 in postseason as Patriots head coach.

Seattle Seahawks' Pete Caroll ($11 million), Las Vegas Raiders' Jon Gruden ($10 million), New Orleans Saints' Sean Payton ($9.75 million) and Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh ($9 million) round off list of top-five NFL highest-paid coaches.

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(Im Credits: AP)