Bill Belichick will earn $10 million a year as football coach at North Carolina, with the opportunity to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars more in bonuses. The university released the 29-page signed contract Thursday, following recent questions as to why the 72-year-old Belichick hadn't yet signed the deal as rumors of a possible interest in an NFL head-coaching vacancy swirled. He was hired Dec. 11 and has been hard at work recruiting, already signing 21 players to the roster even before officially signing the deal. The contract calls for Belichick to pay the school a $10 million buyout if he leaves the Tar Heels before June 1, and $1 million after his first season through the end of the deal.
UNC releases Bill Belichick contract: $10M a year, plenty of extras
