Our new ranking of the highest-paid shot callers makes 2 things abundantly clear: the big bucks only flow within a few sports—and only to those who consistently win it all
, Bob Lamonte, who currently represents ten NFL coaches. When Lamonte started representing coaches in the late 1980s, beginning with Mike Holmgren who would go on to win a Super Bowl in Green Bay, the average NFL head coach’s salary was $295,000. Today, head coaches pull in more than $6 million a year on average.
After a brutal 4-12 record in his first year back—when he also jettisoned a pair of All-Pros, Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper, in trades for draft picks—Gruden has the Silver and Black at a respectable 6-6 with a shot at the playoffs. Hockey and baseball were both shut out. The widespread use of analytics has diminished the impact of MLB managers, and salaries have followed suit.Joe Maddon is baseball’s best-paid skipper and expected to make roughly $4.5 million in 2020 after being hired by the Los Angeles Angels last month. Salaries peak at $5 million for current NHL coaches, as revenues don’t support paying NFL and NBA rates.
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