Inside Bill Belichick's 5-year, $50 million contract
DO IT BEST IN WALMART.
>> WE'LL FALL PAYS. WELL,
APPARENTLY BECAUSE BILL
BELICHICK BELICHICK IS ABOUT TO
CASH IN AS THE NEW HEAD COACH
OF THE TAR HEELS, 5 YEARS,
50 MILLION DOLLARS. THAT IS
WAY MORE. THEN MATT BROWN WAS
MAKING. BUT AS WRAL, SHAUN
GALLAGHER REPORTS, THERE'S A
WHOLE LOT MORE THAN THAT IN
THE FINE PRINT.
>> THE CT OR KENAN STADIUM
SURELY WILL BE FIELD NEXT
SEASON. AND THE UNIVERSITY IS
BANKING ON THAT TO HELP THE TAR
HEELS FOOT THE BILL FOR
BELICHECK SMALL-TIME MILLION
DOLLAR DEAL.
>> I BELIEVE YOU PRESENTATION
FOR COACH.
CHANCELLOR ALSO WITH HIS
SIGNATURE CUT OFF SLEEVES.
BILL BELICHECK IS BACK IN
CAROLINA. BLUE.
>> BUT IT MEANS PLENTY OF GREEN
FOR UNC UNIVERSITY IS PONYING
UP 50 MILLION DOLLARS OVER 5
YEARS FOR THE GREATEST NFL
COACH OF ALL TIME. BELICHECK
WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR 3 AND A
HALF MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN
BONUSES EVERY YEAR. SO LET'S
START SMALL AND 8 WIN SEASON
GETS HIM AN EXTRA $150,000
DELIVERING UNC ITS FIRST
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP IN OVER
40 YEARS. THAT'S ANOTHER
300,000. BUT WHEN YOU MENTION
THE 6 TIME SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
HEAD COACH, THE ONLY THING THAT
MATTERS A NATIONAL TITLE BATTLE
LINE. DOUBLE CHECKS POCKETS
WITH A COOL 1.7, 5 MILLION
DOLLARS. ALL OF THIS PART OF
THE SCHOOL STRATEGY FOR
SUCCESS. AND IF HE WANTS TO
WIN FOOTBALL, WHEN UNC BOARD OF
TRUSTEES MEMBER JENNIFER LLOYD
SAYS IT'S A NEW AGE IN COLLEGE
FOOTBALL AND FUNDING CAN COME
IN FROM ATHLETIC REVENUES TO
PAY FOR THIS CONTRACT. THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR REVENUE SHARE
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRIVATE
GUESTS AND FOR ADDITIONAL
CORPORATE MONEY TO COME IN
LEGALLY NOW IN SUPPORT OF THE
GAME DURING BACKGROUNDS TENURE,
THE SCHOOL MORE THAN DOUBLED
ITS SPENDING ON FOOTBALL AND
BETWEEN JUST SALARIES FOR BELLA
CHECKS. 10 MILLION DOLLAR YEAR
CONTRACT. AND THE 16.3 MILLION
DOLLARS TO BUILD HIS STAFF.
>> IT'S LIKELY THE PROGRAM WILL
SURPASS THAT NUMBER AGAIN THIS
YEAR. THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT
IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL ARE
NECESSARY FOR THE SUCCESS OF
THE SCHOOL. THOSE 2 SPORTS.
>> PROVIDE ALL OF THE FINANCES
FOR THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE MORE SUCCESSFUL WE ARE IN
FOOTBALL, MORE SUCCESSFUL WHERE
BASKETBALL, THE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES WE'RE GONNA BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR FOR
EVERYONE ELSE HERE. SO I'M
DELIGHTED WITH IT. AND NOW ONLY
ONE THING LEFT TO DO YOUR JOB.
THE DUKE.
>> AND GET THIS. IF BELICHICK
GETS COLD FEET OR AN NFL TEAM
OFFERS HIM A JOB WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS, HE WOULD HAVE
TO PAY BACK THE UNIVERSITY
10 MILLION DOLLARS IF YOU LAST
A YEAR, THAT NUMBER WILL GO
DOWN TO A MILLION. BUT DURING
THE PRESS CONFERENCE, HE MADE A
POINT TO SAY HE DIDN'T COME
HERE TO LEAVE KENAN STADIUM.
SHAUN GALLAGHER, WRAL NEWS.
AND NOW A DOLLAR PROBABLY MEANS
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. BILL
BELICHECK IN THAT. THOSE TO ME
ARE YOU. BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT HOW MUCH HE'S BEING PAID
TO THE OTHER GUYS KIND OF IN
HIS FIELD IN HIS CLASS. HOW
MUCH ARE THE OTHER GUYS MAKING?
>> HOW DOES THIS CONTRACT
COMPARE WITH THE OTHER BIG
NAMES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL SHOW
AT 10 MILLION BUCKS PER YEAR.
BELICHECK IS TIED FOR THE 6TH
LARGEST SALARIES LEVEL WITH
MIKE NORVELL. FLORIDA STATE AND
KALEN DE BOER AT ALABAMA RIGHT
NOW. THEY ARE HEAD COACHES
THEIR HEADQUARTERS AT 5
DIFFERENT SEC SCHOOLS, LSU,
KENTUCKY, OLE MISS MISSOURI
AND TENNESSEE. ALL OF THEM ARE
AT ABOUT 9 MILLION DOLLARS PER
YEAR IN THAT RANGE. HIS SALARY
IS A HUGE JUMP. AS WE MENTION
FROM MACK BROWN'S WHO'S MAKING
5 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR,
WHICH WAS RANKED AT 42ND IN THE
COUNTRY. NOW THE HIGHEST
EARNERS OR DEVO SWEENEY.
OKAY AT CLEMSON HE MAKES
11 MILLION A YEAR. AND KIRBY
SMART AT GEORGIA WHO MAKES
13 MILLION A YEAR. BUT BOTH OF
THEM HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES
WINNING MULTIPLE
NATIONAL TITLES.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO HE'S HE'S GOT
THE JOB. HE'S GOT THE CONTRACT.
HE'S HAD HIS NEWS CONFERENCE.
WHAT'S NEXT?
A LOT TIME TO GET THE JOB DONE.
RIGHT. WRAL SPORTS REPORTER
LUIS FERNANDEZ TAKES US THROUGH
THE IMMEDIATE TO NEWS FROM
BELICHICK AND HIS STAFF.
DECEMBER IS GOING TO BE A BUSY
MONTH.
>> WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL BILL
BELICHECK DAY ONE IS ALL ABOUT
THE SYLLABUS AND THERE IS
PLENTY TO DO BEFORE ANYONE PUTS
CLEATS TO TURF. WE START WITH
THIS AND THE WINTER TRANSFER
PORTAL WINDOW. PLAYERS CAN
SUBMIT THEIR INTENTION TO LEAVE
THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM. THE
WINDOW OPEN THIS MONDAY AND
CLOSES DECEMBER. 28TH PLAYERS
DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE WHERE
THEY'RE GOING BY THE END, BUT
THEY DO HAVE TO BE IN THE
PORTAL BY THEN. SO BELICHICK
AND HIS GENERAL MANAGER,
MICHAEL LOMBARDI WILL LOOK TO
SEE WHO DAD AND WHO TO KEEP,
IN FACT, AT LEAST 2 UNC
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN HAVE REMOVED
THEIR NAMES FROM THE PORTAL
SINCE THURSDAY. OKAY. ONE ELSE
COACHING STAFF AT HIS PRESS
CONFERENCE EARLIER TODAY.
BELICHECK AS CONFIRM LOMBARDI
AS GM AND CURRENT UNC INTERIM
HEAD COACH FREDDIE KITCHENS
WILL BE RETAINED AS WELL.
BELICHECK SAID HE WANTS TO PICK
THE BEST COACHES POSSIBLE AND
WON'T BE JUST NFL FOLKS.
BUT THERE WILL BE A STRONG NFL
EXPERIENCE ON THE STAFF.
OKAY. WHAT ABOUT RECRUITING
BELICHECK SAID THAT'S GOING
TO BE EVERYONE'S JOB AND HE'LL
LEAN ON HIS STAFF. HE WANTS
TO WIN THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND HE'S NOT OPPOSED
TO MEETING FAMILIES AT THEIR
HOMES LIKE COLLEGE COACHES TEND
TO DO. HE WANTS TO DO WHAT'S
BEST FOR THE TEAM AND WHETHER
ITS RECRUITS OR THE TRANSFER
PORTAL OR STAFF HIRES THAT
INFORMATION WILL COME OUT OVER
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS.
BUT THERE IS ONE MORE ITEM LEFT
ON THE LIST. WILL WE SEE
BELICHECK AT THE FENWAY BOWL.
UNC PLAYS UCONN AT THE RED SOX
HISTORIC STADIUM ON DECEMBER.
28. HE WILL COACH IN THAT BOWL.