Denver Native (Carol)
01-13-2011, 02:35 PM
Wednesday, after more than a few weather issues in North Carolina, John Fox became the fifth candidate to interview to be the Broncos' next head coach.
Fox is the most experienced candidate, having been a head coach in the NFL for nine seasons. He's been to the postseason three times in those nine years and to the Super Bowl once.
The former Carolina Panthers coach will also be the most expensive candidate, having just made $6 million in his last season with the Panthers.
Broncos president Joe Ellis, who coordinates the budgets on all things Broncos for team owner Pat Bowlen, has said money won't the guiding principle in hiring a new head coach, that the Broncos will try to get the best man for the job, no matter the cost.
Still, the buzz around the NFL is that the Broncos, with $3.5 million committed to Mike Shanahan this year and with a multimillion-dollar settlement having been paid to Josh McDaniels, aren't looking to be in the high-rent district to pay their next head coach.
Several NFL team executives contacted this week expected the Broncos to be more in line with what Carolina is going to pay Ron Rivera, Fox's successor. Rivera was a longtime coordinator in the NFL who had never been a head coach in the league.
The Panthers signed Rivera to a four-year contract worth about $11.2 million, less than half the money per season coaches such as Shanahan, Bill Belichick, Jeff Fisher and Pete Carroll will earn.
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Fox is the most experienced candidate, having been a head coach in the NFL for nine seasons. He's been to the postseason three times in those nine years and to the Super Bowl once.
The former Carolina Panthers coach will also be the most expensive candidate, having just made $6 million in his last season with the Panthers.
Broncos president Joe Ellis, who coordinates the budgets on all things Broncos for team owner Pat Bowlen, has said money won't the guiding principle in hiring a new head coach, that the Broncos will try to get the best man for the job, no matter the cost.
Still, the buzz around the NFL is that the Broncos, with $3.5 million committed to Mike Shanahan this year and with a multimillion-dollar settlement having been paid to Josh McDaniels, aren't looking to be in the high-rent district to pay their next head coach.
Several NFL team executives contacted this week expected the Broncos to be more in line with what Carolina is going to pay Ron Rivera, Fox's successor. Rivera was a longtime coordinator in the NFL who had never been a head coach in the league.
The Panthers signed Rivera to a four-year contract worth about $11.2 million, less than half the money per season coaches such as Shanahan, Bill Belichick, Jeff Fisher and Pete Carroll will earn.
http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_17079090?source=rss