Florida evidently has zeroed in on Chip Kelly as its next coach – hey, a university president doesn’t get on a plane to simply vet a candidate – and GN contributor Buddy Martin says a possible hold-up in the negotiations between the school and Kelly could be his contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
On the “Buddy Martin Show” on Facebook on Tuesday, Martin and sports agent Darren Heitner discussed likely offset provisions in Kelly’s contract with the 49ers, who fired him after the 2016 season. For instance, if Kelly is owed $6 million from the 49ers for this year, any salary he makes elsewhere – like with ESPN, for whom he works as an analyst this season – would be subtracted from the 49ers’ money.