Michael Vick’s contract as head soccer coach of Norfolk State has a couple of fascinating notes and caveats included inside, in response to a report by Jami Frankenberry of the Virginian-Pilot.
Vick, who was employed final month to switch Dawson Odums because the Spartans’ soccer chief, will make $400,000 yearly, in response to a FOIA request granted to the Virginian-Pilot. The contract consists of bonuses for MEAC championships ($10,000) and FCS playoff wins ($15,000), in addition to a coach of the yr bonus between $2,500 and $5,000.
Vick’s $400,000 annual wage is $160,000 greater than what Odums signed for in 2021. Comparatively, Vick might be compensated rather less than the highest-paid FCS coach in Virginia, William & Mary head coach Mike London ($409,991).
Vick may also obtain an computerized one-year extension if Norfolk State finishes within the prime half of the MEAC standings in his third season, in response to language within the contract. Vick may also be supplied a “full-size sport utility automobile.”
