Forbes revealed its list of the top-10, highest-paid coaches in sports and Harbaugh didn’t appear while St. Louis’ Jeff Fisher ($7 million), Seattle’s Pete Carroll ($7 million) and Arizona’s Ken Whisenhunt ($5.8 million) made the cut.
Harbaugh presumably could have challenged the Patriots’ Bill Belichick ($7.5 million) as Forbes’ highest-paid coach if he followed billionaire owner Stephen Ross’ money to Miami 16 months ago.
At his introductory press conference with the 49ers, Harbaugh trotted out the often-used line: His decision wasn’t about the money.
Looking back, it’s possible he might have actually been telling the truth.
“I don’t really ever talk about money, and it wasn’t a factor,” Harbaugh said at the time. “I like a buck just like the next guy, but I love coaching, and I love winning, and I love football.”
the 49ers came up! It's almost unbelievable what harbaugh has done for this franchise in such a short time.