ALABAMA HANDS KALEN DEBOER $87.5M OVER SEVEN YEARS

🚨 $87.5 million. Seven years. Flat $12.5M a season.

Celebrity Net Worth reports Alabama approved a new deal for head coach Kalen DeBoer in April 2026, running through January 31, 2033.

It replaces the contract he signed just two years earlier. When Alabama hired him in January 2024 to succeed Nick Saban, the deal was eight years and $87M, opening at $10M a year and stepping up $250,000 each season toward $11.75M in the final year.

Alabama did not wait for the steps. It tore up the remaining economics and went straight to $12.5M annually.

The structure is split down the middle: $6.25M in base compensation, $6.25M paid through DeBoer Marketing Inc.

Context for the raise. DeBoer earned $4.2M at Washington in 2023, the season the Huskies went 12-0 and reached the national championship game. Washington reportedly tried to keep him with an offer starting near $9M and reaching about $9.6M. He said no, and his Washington agreement carried a $12M buyout tied to his exit.

Alabama then went 9-4 and 11-4 under him, 20-8 across two seasons, with an SEC Championship Game appearance and a College Football Playoff berth.

The new deal also prices his exit. He owes $10M if he leaves before the end of January 2027, $8M through January 2028, $6M through January 2029. After that, nothing.

His career head-coaching record sits at 124-20, built on a 67-3 run at NAIA Sioux Falls with three national titles.

📈 Celebrity Net Worth puts his net worth at $20 million.

Is $12.5M a year the right price for a 20-8 start at Alabama?

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