New Arizona head coach Jonathan Gannon said the Eagles made him a counteroffer of more money than the Cardinals are paying him if he would stay on as defensive coordinator in Philadelphia.
Gannon made the comments to NBC Sports in an interview published Monday. In essence, Gannon took a pay cut to become a first-time head coach in the NFL and work with quarterback Kyler Murray.
"They came back and they were like, ‘Here's a new offer. It's gonna pay you more than being a head coach,'" Gannon told NBC Sports. "That's cool and I loved it there but I wanted to be a head coach and I was excited about this because of (owner) Mr.