$5M? For Me? Nah
$5M? For Me? Nah, Jim Harbaugh is entitled to his opinion. But for the first time since he took over as Michigan's head coach at the end of 2014, it's easy to question him.
From his Twitter account to out-of-the-box hires, it hasn't been hard for Harbaugh to stay in the news since returning to Ann Arbor. Harbaugh was at it again on Monday, unintentionally creating headlines when he appeared in a segment on Fox 2 in Detroit with reporter—and former Michigan cheerleader—Charlie LeDuff.
After some talk about why the former Wolverines quarterback opted to return to his alma mater as the head coach, the direction of the conversation turned toward Harbaugh's salary.
After initial reports that he would make $8 million per season with Michigan, he ultimately agreed to a seven-year deal worth $5 million per year, along with a $2 million signing bonus, per NFL.com's Mike Huguenin.
Is he worth it?
"No," Harbaugh told LeDuff in the answer that stood out most in the six-plus-minute segment.
"I like making a buck just like the next guy. I'm not doing five times as much work as somebody else or doing more work than someone that's not the head football coach at the University of Michigan. So to answer your question honestly, I would have to say no."
From his Twitter account to out-of-the-box hires, it hasn't been hard for Harbaugh to stay in the news since returning to Ann Arbor. Harbaugh was at it again on Monday, unintentionally creating headlines when he appeared in a segment on Fox 2 in Detroit with reporter—and former Michigan cheerleader—Charlie LeDuff.
After some talk about why the former Wolverines quarterback opted to return to his alma mater as the head coach, the direction of the conversation turned toward Harbaugh's salary.
After initial reports that he would make $8 million per season with Michigan, he ultimately agreed to a seven-year deal worth $5 million per year, along with a $2 million signing bonus, per NFL.com's Mike Huguenin.
Is he worth it?
"No," Harbaugh told LeDuff in the answer that stood out most in the six-plus-minute segment.
"I like making a buck just like the next guy. I'm not doing five times as much work as somebody else or doing more work than someone that's not the head football coach at the University of Michigan. So to answer your question honestly, I would have to say no."