- Category:
- Richest Athletes › Coaches
- Net Worth:
- $25 Million
- Salary:
- $8 Million
- Birthdate:
- Jan 31, 1975 (49 years old)
- Birthplace:
- New York, New York
What is Matt Rhule's net worth and salary?
Matt Rhule is an American professional football coach and former football player who has a net worth of $25 million. Matt Rhule became head coach of the Carolina Panthers in 2020. Matt was fired in October 2022.
Salary & Contract
In January 2020 it was revealed that Matt had signed a contract that could be worth as much as $70 million over seven years. The contract made him one of the highest-paid college or even NFL football coaches in the world. Previously he earned $4.1 million per year as the head coach at Baylor University. Just to get hired, the Panthers had to pay a $6 million buyout to Baylor. His base salary at the Panthers was $8 million, but with bonuses and other compensation it was easily $10 million.
As we mentioned previously, Unfortunately, Matt was fired in October 2022. At the time of the firing, the Panthers owed Matt $40 million. They are contractually obligated to pay him the full $40 million unless he takes another job… which why would he?
Biography
Matt Rhule was born in New York, New York in January 1975. He was a linebacker who played at State College Area High School and Penn State. Rhule served as linebackers coach at Albright in 1998. From 1999 to 2000 he was the defensive line coach at Buffalo. In 2001 Matt Rhule was the defensive line coach at UCLA. He was the special teams and linebackers coach at Western Carolina in 2002 and the team's associate head coach, special teams coach, and linebackers coach from 2003 to 2004. In 2005 he added running back coordinator to his duties at the school. Rhule served as the defensive line coach at Tempe in 2006 and was the team's quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2007. From 2008 to 2010 he was Temple's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and he was the team's OC and tights ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2001. He served as the assistant offensive line coach of the NFL's New York Giants in 2012. Matt Rhule was the head coach at Temple from 2013 to 2016 and won the AAC Championship in 2016. He was the head coach at Baylor from 2017 to 2019 and was the Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2019. He became head coach of the NFL's Carolina Panthers in 2020.
