Bill Belichick being the head football coach at North Carolina will never not be weird.
This is arguably the greatest NFL coach of all time, and one of the brightest football minds the world has ever seen, coaching in a place generally known as a basketball school. Again, this is weird.
But, folks. In this world, money talks. And Belichick stands to make a lot of it by taking this job.
A SURPRISE TWIST: Belichick’s UNC contract has a clause that could be beneficial for NFL teams this summer
UNC released Belichick’s contract details to the public following his official signing of the deal. The contract’s details come amid loads of speculation about what’s in it and what his buyout looks like in case there’s a return to the NFL in the future.
Now, we’ve got all the juicy little details about how much the Hall of Fame coach is making at UNC. On top of his $10 million salary, we also now know that Belichick has some hefty bonuses that could await him in the future.
Couple interesting bonus items in Belichick’s deal. *ACC title game appearance $200,000*ACC title game win $300,000*$150,000 for Non-CFP bowl*$350,000 for Non-CFP Tier 1/Elite bowl game shall be defined as the Pop-Tarts Bowl, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, and the Duke Mayo Bowl.*See… https://t.co/ZjsLuBDAvg pic.twitter.com/PT6vLMOC8r
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 23, 2025
Belichick gets varying bonuses for participating in the College Football Playoff. He gets:
$750,000 for being a participant
$1,000,000 if UNC makes the quarterfinals
$1,250,000 for making the semifinals
$1,500,000 for making the championship game
$1,750,000 for winning the championship game.
He also gets varying bonuses for finishing well in the College Football Playoff poll. He nets:
$250,000 for a top 25 finish
$300,000 for a top-20 finish
$375,000 for a top-15 finish
$425,000 for a top-10 finish
$500,000 for a top 5 finish
There are also incentives for making it to certain bowl games and title games. Belichick will receive:
$200,000 for an ACC title game appearance
$300,000 for an ACC title game win
$150,000 for a non-CFP bowl
$350,000 for a Tier 1 non-CFP bowl (Pop-Tarts Bowl, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Duke’s Mayo Bowl)
