New Contract Puts L. Smith Among Ten Highest-Paid Coaches
The contract extension that Lovie Smith signed with the Chicago Bears puts him among the league's 10 highest-paid coaches.
Smith's four-year extension runs through the 2011 season and is worth $22 million. That, combined with the one season he had left on his existing deal, means he'll make $23.45 million over the next five years.
Smith was the league's lowest-paid head coach this past season with a salary of $1.35 million. He led the Bears to the Super Bowl but talks between his agent, Frank Bauer, and the team were moving slowly until a series of conversations Wednesday culminating with an agreement late in the day.
By Mark Maske |
March 1, 2007; 2:45 PM ET
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Posted by: Anonymous | March 1, 2007 3:59 PM
List the top ten with thier contracts, playoff appeaarances and superbowl appearances. Then we can all make an informed decision.
Posted by: Kevin | March 3, 2007 11:06 AM
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Being among the 10 highest-paid coaches sounds good...until you remember that there are only 32 teams in the league. Being in the top ten essentially means being in the top third. Is going to the SuperBowl only a top third performance? Why is he only getting top third money? How many of those other coaches in the top third have ever taken a team to the SuperBowl?