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Unlike the other major sports, a football team can have a world of talent and not win if they don’t have a great coach. A few teams in the NFL have recognised this, giving their head coaches annual salaries that is higher than most of the players.On the next few pages, we will take a look at 10 teams that have given their head coaches contracts worth at least $5 million per year.
Of the 10 coaches:
- They have a collective record of 8-7 in the Super Bowl
- They average 11.6 years of experience with a low of 2 seasons (Jim Harbaugh) and a high of 19 (Mike Shanahan)
- They average 100.7 wins, with a low of 18 (Jim Harbaugh) and a high of 179 (Bill Belichick). One coach (Pete Carroll) has a losing record in his career, and another (Ken Whisenhunt) is only one game over .500.
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