Shanahan The New Head Coach Of the Redskins

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

Interesting tidbit from the Denver Post:

according to two sources familiar with the negotiations.

Shanahan will receive approximately the same average guaranteed salary — $7 million a season — he had during his final contract with the Broncos. He still had three years remaining on his deal when he was fired nearly a year ago.

The Broncos will still owe Shanahan approximately $3.5 million per year in 2010 and 2011 to essentially have him coach the Redskins. Then again, Bowlen will save roughly $3.5 million each of the next two years now that their former coach is no longer unemployed.

The fact Shanahan settled for about the same money he made with the Broncos — and turned down a more lucrative offer from the Buffalo Bills — should quell speculation he was trying to sell his services to the highest bidder. Shanahan's primary goal in his quest for his third head coaching job was to find a team with a vacancy that had the best chance to win the Super Bowl.


Read more: Mike Shanahan reaches deal to coach Redskins - The Denver Post



I like to hear that Shanny wanted to be here and wasn't looking for just the money.

Denver pays 1/2 his first two years pay? If so, quite a financial triumph for the SKins! Is that legal?
I already love BA

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Originally Posted by Hog1

Denver pays 1/2 his first two years pay? If so, quite a financial triumph for the SKins! Is that legal?
I already love BA

I believe Denvers money is on top of the 7mill that he gets from the skins. So he gets 10.5 mill each year for the first 2 years. No matter what, he won't be hurting, and we didn't just throw high bid money. Maybe that's why it took a little longer(2 days, not 1 ) He expected to say a number, 10mil, and get it without a fight, I think Snyder has been know to do that in the past.