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Defensive coordinators are getting paid

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Friday, January 9, 2004

Just once in his three-year stint as the Buffalo Bills head coach did Gregg Williams earn a salary of more than $1 million ($1.1 million in 2003). In fact, during his tenure, Williams averaged right at the seven-figure mark in terms of base salary, making him one of the NFL's lowest-paid head coaches. Now, as the defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins and Joe Gibbs, who hired Williams on Wednesday night after a hastily arranged interview, he will make more as an assistant than he did ...

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