Sean McVay has yet to officially announce that he’ll be returning to the Rams in 2022 after winning Super Bowl LVI, but all indications point toward him being back to defend the teams Super Bowl victory.
For what it’s worth, his fiancee posted on Instagram that he isn’t retiring. That will not stop companies from pursuing him for potential broadcasting jobs. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Amazon “could make a serious run” at McVay as it takes over Thursday Night Football rights.
McVay currently makes $8.5 million per year as the head coach of the Rams, but legendary NFL writer Peter King believes McVay’s salary would jump to $15 million if he were to leave the NFL for TV.
“CBS pays Romo $17.5 million a year to work about 20 games a year on TV. McVay makes about half that to coach the Rams, and though he’s surely in line for a bigger payday after making two Super Bowls and winning one in five years, it’s pretty logical for McVay to think seriously about being a TV analyst,” King wrote. “Why wouldn’t he consider ESPN on Monday night or Amazon on Thursday night, if they’re willing to pay more than $15 million a year?”
If he decides to accept a job as a broadcaster, it would certainly change the landscape of the NFC West.
Amazon won’t be the only one after him, especially after news surfaced that Fox is on the verge of losing Troy Aikman to ESPN, which would leave a void alongside Joe Buck on its No. 1 broadcast team.
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Marchand reports that FOX will consider Greg Olsen for that role, as well as McVay, Sean Payton and possibly Drew Brees, who currently works for NBC.
