Coaching Buyouts and Contract Extensions Thread

[MrNubbz]

Kyle McCord completes 70% of his passes and throws for 354 yards and 4 TD's with an 82 QBR in his Syracuse debut in a 38-22 victory over Ohio, and his coach wants to send Ryan Day a bottle of the bubbly...

Ya put him in a tight game against equal talent when he doesn't have marv to bail him out. That Cuse coach is a mallet head to bump his gums this early vs a non con. Wish Kyle luck but he had his shot on the big stage

[CatsbyAZ]

Deshaun Watson’s stat-line Vs the Cowboys last Sunday:

C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT RTG
24/45 169 3.8  1    2     51

On top of his poor showing, Watson is facing new lawsuit, this time for sexually assaulting a victim in her apartment.

At this point Watson is only on the field for the Browns because of the unforgiveable contract he’s signed to. Five years/$230M with a $45M signing bonus, all of it guaranteed, an NFL record deal at the time. This despite 24 civil lawsuits filed against him over the summer of 2022, accusing Watson of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage sessions.

This latest lawsuit is unrelated, which is good news for a Browns franchise with certain buyer’s remorse. Watson's record contract “includes language that could trigger a default if he is suspended for a previous incident he failed to disclose to the team.”

From Sports Illustrated–

“…Watson can be considered in default if he is reasonably believed by Club to have engaged in personal conduct that materially and adversely affects or reflects on Club or has his contract terminated for engaging in personal conduct that reasonably judged by Club to materially and adversely affect or reflect on Club.”

“If Watson did not disclose these allegations, and if the allegations result in a suspension that would prevent  continuing availability to the club, one could presume the Browns may have an avenue to explore considering Watson in default.”

Defaulting would give the Browns an out from paying the $92M left on the last two years of Watson’s 5 year contract – from Pro Football Talk:

“As a practical matter, this is about 2025 and 2026. He’s still due to receive $92 million, fully guaranteed, after the current season. If he would be suspended before the 2025 season begins, the Browns could declare a default, void the guarantees, and move on from Watson.”

“To summarize, did Watson disclose this to the Browns? If yes, the issue is over. If he didn’t, and if the ends up being suspended for it, the Browns could indeed escape the final two years of the five-year deal.”

If you’re the Browns, do whatever it takes to move on from Watson and not pay the rest of his insulting contract.


https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1833289862167875636

[CatsbyAZ]

With how disappointed Bama fans are with Kalen DeBoer's inaugural season in Tuscaloosa - "One thing's for sure: DeBoer is now on the clock." - I wondered what his contract looked like:

From ESPN:

“His eight-year contract was approved Monday by the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees, and DeBoer will make $10 million in the first year of his deal that will run through Dec. 31, 2031. His compensation will increase $250,000 per year and grow to $11.75 million in the final year of the deal.”

“DeBoer's contract is 90 percent guaranteed if he were to be fired without cause, and there is no mitigation. His buyout if he were to leave Alabama before his contract is up is $5 million in 2024, $4 million in 2025, $3 million in 2026 and nothing from 2027-31.”

A contract almost as bloated as if drafted by Scott Woodward.

[Gigem]

I heard, and have not verified, that for the first time in many years no HFC in the SEC has either left or been fired.  Wonder when the last time that happened?