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Payton was introduced by the Broncos on Monday.
NBC Sports put the price tag at $18 million per season on at
least a five-year contract. Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams
reportedly was the highest-paid NFL coach at $15 million to $18
million per season.
Payton, 59, was seeking a deal worth $20 million to $25 million,
according to Pro Football Talk.
The Broncos and New Orleans Saints agreed to compensation last
week that cleared the path for Payton to be hired by the
Broncos. Denver traded a first-round pick in 2023 -- No. 29
overall -- and a second-round pick in 2024 for Payton and a
third-round pick.
Payton on Monday credited his wife with getting him back into
coaching after a year of working only Sundays as an analyst on
the FOX studio show.
"There's a point she looked at me and said, 'When are you
getting back to work, buddy?" Payton said in opening remarks.
"We all kind of live with this idea we're gonna work to this
golden spot, then we're gonna retire, it's gonna be wonderful,
we're sold that on TV a lot," Payton added. "My prior owner, the
late Mr. Benson, used to me how overrated retirement was. I kind
of feel where he was coming from, a little bit, after just one
year, whatever that was."
Payton took last season off after coaching New Orleans to a
152-89 record in 15 seasons. He guided the Saints to the 2009
season Super Bowl title.
Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots becomes the
third-highest paid coach at with a reported $12.5 million per
season. Seattle's Pete Carroll ($11M) and San Francisco's Kyle
Shanahan ($9.5M) round out the top five, reportedly.
--Field Level Media
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