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Charlie Weis Paid Almost $19M from Notre Dame Buyout After Being Fired in 2009

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Tax filings showed that Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis ultimately received an $18,967,960 buyout from the school after being fired in 2009, according to Laken Litman of the Indianapolis Star.

The school's latest tax return showed a $2,054,742 payment for the 2015 year, the last amount due to Weis. He was initially paid $6.6 million upon being fired and then received around $2 million per year after that, per Litman.

Much of those payments were coming while Weis was also getting paid elsewhere, according to Litman's report:

"Weis was paid nearly $10.