Matt Rhules Panthers contract puts press

There undoubtedly were conflicting emotions around the NFL landscape when the news broke of withthe CarolinaPanthers.
The gnashing of teeth was from the NFL owners who surely were angry in hearing that Panthers owner David Tepper gave Rhule a seven-year deal for $70 million including incentives ($60 million reportedly guaranteed) as an unproven NFL head coach coming from the college ranks, Payton Turner Jerseys a pathway that has rarely led to coaching succe s. Tepper also had to kick in a $6 million buyout to Baylor, according to league sources.
Meanwhile, there were high fives and unbridled joy among the NFL and college coaching community who are thrilled by the fact that Rhules contract will help give them more leverage in future negotiations and likely lead to significant escalation of their salaries.
Tepper, the second-year team owner in Carolina, better see playoffs and Super Bowls in the near future for his Rhule-led team, or the ridicule will only increase for an owner who will be portrayed as cluele s in the coach negotiation proce s.
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NFL head coaching salaries are not easily obtained by the outside world. There is no salary cap that governs them, so teams dont have to report to the league and certainly not to the media the full amounts they're paying.
It's estimated that Rhule's deal including the larger-than-normal incentive package currently places him tied for third among active NFL coaches. Bill Belichick leads the way at a reported $12 million per year, followed by Pete Carroll ($11 million average).Then come Jon Gruden and Rhule at $10 million per year.
It's an incredible salary for the 44-year-old Rhule, who has been a college head coach for only seven years (with four winning seasons) and has just one year of NFL experience as an a sistant offensive line coach with the Giants.
The referenced media source is mi sing and needs to be re-embedded.Rhule has had some college succe s, but its nowhere near the Nick Sabanor Dabo Swinney level. Rhule took Temple from 2-10 in his first season in2013 to 10-3 in 2016 before leaving for Baylor, where his records were 1-11, 7-6 and 11-3 this past season, including lo ses to Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game and to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
The Giantsreportedly were trying to lure Rhule back to his native New York, but Tepper gave him a Godfather-like offerhe couldnt refuse. This was shortly after the Cowboys signed Mike McCarthy, a Super Bowl-winning coach with nine playoff appearances, to a five-year deal for $6 million per year.
Think McCarthy would like to renegotiate with Jerry Jones after learning of the Rhule signing?
As a further comparison, most rookie NFL head coaches receive four-year deals worth $4 million-$6 million per year. This includes coaches such as Matt LaFleur, Joe Horn Jerseys who has led the Packers to a 13-3 record and the NFC North title in his first season under his $5.5 million-per-year contract. And likely Joe Judge, the former wide receivers and special teams coach in New England who the Giants hired after the Rhule bidding got too high for their taste.
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While the money Tepper has committed to Rhule has to be infuriating to his fellow owners, they surely are even more upset by the seven guaranteed years in the deal. It basically ensures Rhule will be at the Panthers helm for three or four years, as no owner would want to pay out over $30 million to a fired coach.
With New Orleans Saints Sleepwear Underwear this deal in place, there's going to be a bunch of NFL coaches and their agents telling their owners its not right for them to be lagging far behind Rhule, who has yet to win his first NFL game, much le s lead a team to the playoffs.
Imagine the conversation that could take place when 49erscoach Kyle Shanahan and Vikings coach Mike Zimmer meet at mid-field prior to or following their divisional playoff gameSaturday. Both coaches are probably in the $4 million-$5 million-per-year range, with Shanahan having three years remaining and Zimmer one more year on his contract. They could exchange greetings and say, How about that Rhule deal? What does that make us worth?
Andy Reid is preparing for theChiefs divisional playoff game against the Texans, but perhaps he put a call into his agent Bob LaMonte and suggest, in light of the Rhule contract, he could use a raise from his $7.75 million per year after 21 years as a very succe sful NFL head coach. Same thing for John Harbaugh, a strong candidate with Shanahan for NFL coach of the year honors after leading the Ravens to the AFCs top seed. Harbaugh, who is making $9 million, has nine winning seasons and a Super Bowl title to his credit.

Tepper raised eyebrows around the league when he fired a two-time Coach of the Year in Ron Rivera and announcedhe would personally handle all elements of the coaching search. He obviously was unconcerned about the repercu sions of his ground-breaking entry level contract for Rhule and the ripple effect that is sure to follow.
The carryover from this deal will not only be an inevitable big jump in head coaches salaries. It filters down to offensive and defensive coordinators, who already have seen tremendous increases in salaries (with many in the $1.5 million-$2 million range) and then to position coaches.
And the colleges follow the NFL, so weve already seen coaches such as Saban and Swinney land close to the $10 Tanoh Kpassagnon Jerseys million-per-year level. Their salaries will continue to rise along with the younger up-and-comers such as Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma and P.J. Fleck at Minnesota.
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Ive attended a lot ofleague meetings in the NFL, including the privileged executive se sions in which only the team owner or chief executive would be allowed in the room. I can tell you that with the Rhule contract fresh in everyones minds, there will be plenty of consternation expre sed in the meeting room and in hallway conversations among owners at the upcoming annual league meeting in March.
Meanwhile, there will be a fascinating juxtaposition of joyous feelings from the head coaches who also will be in attendance. Theyll be lined up to pat Rhule on the back and thank him for setting up their huge future pay increases.
is a former president of the Titans and former vice president/general manager of the Vikings. He was selected NFL Executive of the Year in 1998. Diamond is currently a busine s and sports consultant who also does broadcast and online media work. He makes speaking appearances to corporate/civic groups and college cla ses on negotiation and sports busine s/sports management. He is the former chairman and CEO of The Ingram Group. Follow Jeff on Twitter: @jeffdiamondNFL.