Broncos HC Sean Payton ‘is projected to earn between $17m-$20m per season in a new five-year deal’
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Broncos head coach Sean Payton is projected to ‘earn between $17 million and $20 million a season on a new five-year contract’ … as ownership hopes the former Saints leader can change computer performance.
The Denver Broncos paid dearly to acquire new head coach Sean Payton, and now they’re giving him a king’s ransom for moving to the Mile High City.
The Broncos are reportedly signing Payton to one of the richest coaching contracts in league history.
Payton’s five-year contract will be worth between $17 million and $20 million per season. according to Reuters.
NBC sports says the price is $18 million, which would make him the second-highest-paid coach in the NFL.
According professional soccer networkif Payton were making $18 million a year, he’d trail only New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick in the entire league.
Broncos head coach Sean Payton is set to become one of the highest paid NFL coaches in history.
The Broncos finished the season 5-12, having fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett in the middle of the season.
The team’s first-round draft pick finished fifth overall, but in the hands of the Seattle Seahawks as a result of Denver’s trade for quarterback Russell Wilson.
Last season was a disaster for the Broncos, who entered the 2022 campaign as Darkhorse’s favorites to reach the Super Bowl.
Instead, the team fell to a 5-12 record, which includes a league-worst 1-8 road record and a 1-5 record in an AFC West division they were supposed to compete in. .
Their first-round pick ended up being the fifth overall pick, but that draft pick now belongs to the Seattle Seahawks after the Broncos acquired Russell Wilson in a trade.
Denver fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett midseason after the former Packers offensive coordinator led the worst scoring offense in the league.