Matt Eberflus set to make a staggering $583,000 per month for the next 2 years despite getting fired from Bears
Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles fired head coach Matt Eberflus following a shocking loss against conference leaders Detroit Lions
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Matt Eberflus became the third head coach fired in the 2024-25 NFL season following the New York Jets and New Orleans Saints. The Jets parted ways with Robert Saleh while the Saints bid adieu to Dennis Allen.
The Chicago Bears are 4-8 through thirteen weeks of the season, with less than a one-percent chance of making the playoffs. Their Thanksgiving Day clash against the Lions ended in a shocking divisional loss. Despite rallying late to catch up after trailing most of the game, poor clock management by head coach Matt Eberflus in the final moments proved costly and potentially game-changing.
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and other players like DJ Moore didn’t shy away from pointing out the misstep. Social media quickly erupted with calls to “Fire Matt Eberflus” even before the post-game press conferences wrapped up.
Despite being shown the door, Matt Eberflus will still be paid close to 20,000 dollars a day for the next 2 plus years. In the NFL, the coaching contracts offer guaranteed money unless there are some salacious reasons to cite in the “for clause.”
Eberflus, who joined the Bears in 2022 has the worst winning percentage since 2022. After the Detroit Lions game, the coach has a margin of 5-19. Given that he was signed till 2026 with around 6 million a year, it is speculated that the Bears will end up with around 18 million considering Eberflus is unemployed. Here’s one of the latest calculations breaking down the amount owed.
- $13.32 per minute
- $799 per hour
- $19,178 per day
- $134,615 per week
- $583,333 per month
?BREAKING: MATT EBERFLUS WILL MAKE CLOSE TO 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY FROM THE #BEARS to not work for them for the next 2+ years.
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) November 29, 2024
Per minute: $13.32
Per hour: $799
Per day: $19,178
Per week: $134,615
Per month: $583,333
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The morality and functioning of the guaranteed money have come under fire once again with the latest Eberflus news. Last year, Micah Parsons had called out the same when the Las Vegas Raiders fired Josh McDaniels. It was then estimated the LV Raiders would have to pay from $40M to $80M for McDaniels and Jon Gruden, who resigned in 2021.
Chicago Bears appoint Thomas Brown to replace Matt Eberflus for the season
In the 100-year history of the Chicago Bears, They have never changed their head coach mid-season. Thomas Brown, who will replace Matt Eberflus is the first-ever interim head coach since foundation. He will serve as the interim head coach until the end of the year. The Chicago Bears announced the same in a tweet appreciating and wishing Eberflus the best of luck.
Brown, 38, hailing from Tucker, Georgia, played in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons (2008) and the Cleveland Browns (2009-2010) as a running back. He started his career in coaching in 2010, building up a profile of experiences as an RB coach in several institutions.
Brown made the transition into the professional league in 2020 with the LA Rams. He made his way to the Bears as a passing game coordinator in 2024. He was elevated to Offensive coordinator after the Bears fired Shane Waldron.
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