The high costs of tickets to NFL games, along with steep costs of merchandise and concessions, could be contributed to the high salaries of players.
Yet, a newly released report also states that the NFL has spent $800 million on contracts related to terminated coaches and front-office executives over the past five years.
According to ESPN, officials from the NFL informed the owners of the league’s 32 franchises that $800 million had been paid out to fired coaches and front-office personnel.
The owners of the teams were given the message this past week during the owners’ meetings in Dallas.
The franchise owners were given the reminder that
tom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad2">Some examples of NFL owners who are paying terminated individuals:
• The Carolina Panthers terminated head coach Matt Rhule when he still had four years remaining on a 7-year contract, with a $60 million payout.
• The Indianapolis Colts got rid of their head coach Frank Reich,
who still had four years remaining on his August 2021 contract extension, and they now have to shell out $9 million a year.• The Tennessee Titans fired their general manager Jon Robinson when he still had four full years remaining on a contract extension he had inked this past February.