Anyone know how much John Fox is getting paid?

[BillsFever]

Maybe money was the reason John Fox wasn't hired as our HC. Maybe Williams agreed to coach at a cheaper rate?

Hey you never know anymore.

[BillsFever]

900k a year isn't very much for a HC. You get what you pay for.

[Dozerdog]

He got the same money that Williams did

Finally on Friday, after watching three candidates slip away and letting one candidate walk away, the Panthers settled on a new head coach as they signed New York Giants defensive coordinator John Fox to a 4-year, $4 million contract. The head-coaching job for Fox is the coach’s first at any level.

http://www.allsports.com/cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=26847

I guess picking the wrong guy just isn't a glamorous reason.

It's gotta be some whacky conspiracy theory/power struggle/cheapness on the Bills part

:rolleyes:

[Dozerdog]

Funny- he wasn't the first choice either. Sometimes you get lucky- sometimes you don't.

[shelby]

True dat:(

[DraftBoy]

damn why couldnt Carolina find on of their 1st choices.

[don137]

If I recall Fox wasn't even Carolina's first or second choice. First they wanted Spurrier but then backed out when they couldn't compete with Snyder. There second choice was Tony Dungy but Dungy decided to go to Indy. There third choice was Fox...

[Dozerdog]

More from the same article where I got the salary-

Panthers End Hunt for Coach with Fox



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January 25, 2002
By: Mike Williams

Like every National Football League team, the Carolina Panthers began their search for a new head coach this offseason with a list of sterling candidates in mind. However, also like every other NFL team, their quest to hire one of those sterling candidates on their list did not go according to plan.

After firing George Seifert following a 1-15 season, the Panthers immediately set their sites on former University of Florida Coach Steve Spurrier. However, Spurrier spurned the Panthers and signed on to become Coach of the Washington Redskins. Next on their list was former New York Jets Coach Bill Parcells. However, Parcells passed on returning to coaching as he turned down both the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to stay in retirement.

The next candidate the Panthers looked at was former Minnesota Vikings Coach Dennis Green. However, Green decided to host a cable television fishing show, which took him out of the running. Next up for the Panthers was former Buccaneers Coach Tony Dungy. However, by the time he became available, Carolina already looked to have another candidate in mind, so they let Dungy sign onto become head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

Finally on Friday, after watching three candidates slip away and letting one candidate walk away, the Panthers settled on a new head coach as they signed New York Giants defensive coordinator John Fox to a 4-year, $4 million contract. The head-coaching job for Fox is the coach’s first at any level.

[BillsFever]

All of the guys ahead of him are good coaches(except for Spurrier) so of course he wouldn't have been their first choice.

Donahoe dropped the ball and I'm not confident he he won't drop it again.