Thread: Football ESPN NEWS: Shanahan to KC?
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Old 01-23-2009, 11:04 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan View Post
Nobody said that. What was said is that he won't be making $8-9 million per year like you proclaimed he would.
WRONG. That is EXACTLY what was said. I don't know what YOU'RE arguing about, but THESE are the posts that I'VE been talking about:



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Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan88 View Post
From the ESPN.com article:

However, a league source said that Hunt has focused on Shanahan after hiring Scott Pioli as the team's general manager. The source said Hunt did research on the last 19 coaches who have been hired in the NFL and determined their average salary to range between $2 million and $3 million, which would be an acceptable proposal by the NFL Management Council. Broncos owner Pat Bowlen would be obligated to pay the balance of Shanahan's three-year contract at approximately $6.5 million per year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3855917
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Originally Posted by orange View Post
Why on earth would Shanahan go along with this? He's going to burn up a 20 year friendship - not just between him and Pat Bowlen, but their families as well - to give the billionaire Hunt family salary relief - all the while making only as much as he would have going to the golf course every day? Get real.

Notice - "between $2 million and $3 million"

That's an insulting low-ball offer for one of the best coaches in the league.
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