Sources: NFL teams spend $800M on coaches, execs

The NFL informed owners that teams have spent $800M on "fired coaches and front-office executives over the past five years,” according to sources. The news was delivered during last week's owners’ meetings in Dallas. It was sent by the league as a "reminder that as some franchises mull significant changes at the end of the season, hundreds of millions of dollars have been squandered recently by teams that may need to act less hastily." NFL officials went so far as to “compose spreadsheets specific to each team about the employees they fired and the costs incurred by the team.” The league wanted each team to "see the exact cost for instability and the employees that they paid for services no longer rendered” (ESPN.com, 12/18).