Former Rams running back Marshall Faulk is trying his hand at coaching after being hired by the University of Colorado and Deion Sanders. Faulk will be the Buffaloes’ running backs coach, his first opportunity to coach at the college or pro level.
Faulk, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, is one of the NFL’s all-time great running backs and he’ll impart some of his wisdom on the young ball carriers in Boulder. It’s an exciting opportunity for Faulk, as well as Colorado’s running backs.
USA TODAY Sports obtained employment documents from Colorado, which reveal how much Faulk will make. According to the documents, Faulk will earn $400,000 in his first year with the Buffaloes.
It will come in the form of $300,000 in base pay, “plus $100,000 in community outreach to promote the university’s mission and message – an amount that will increase to $125,000 in his second year of employment.”
According to USA TODAY Sports, Faulk’s terms are the same as Gary Harrell, who was Colorado’s last running backs coach under Sanders.
During his playing career in the NFL, Faulk earned $48,935,000, according to Spotrac. His largest contract was a seven-year, $45.15 million deal with the Rams from 1999-2005. He then signed a seven-year, $44 million restructured contract in 2002 before inking one last four-year deal with the Rams in 2005. That deal was worth $12 million.
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