Insider shares latest update on how much money Tennessee has already paid Chaz Coleman
Tennessee Volunteers EDGE rusher Chaz Coleman, a transfer from Penn State, was one of UT’s biggest additions this offseason. Coleman’s status with the team, though, is up in the air after missing much of spring practice.
Late last week, VolQuest’s Austin Price reported that Tennessee reworked EDGE Chaz Coleman’s NIL deal by pushing most of the money in the deal to later this fall.
Coleman’s official status with the team remains up in the air after he missed most of spring practice and didn’t report on time for summer workouts (Price reported over the weekend that Coleman arrived in Knoxville on Friday, but it’s unknown what that means for his future at Tennessee).
(Former Volunteers assistant coach Doug Matthews, the host of Big Orange Sunday, said on Sunday morning that it was his understanding that Coleman has been dismissed from the team, but that hasn’t been confirmed by any other media outlets.)
Coleman, who is reportedly dealing with some personal issues, was one of Tennessee’s most important transfer additions of the offseason. While there’s been no official word on his status, there isn’t much optimism that he’ll be on the field for the Vols this fall.
Insider gives the latest on how much Tennessee has already paid Chaz Coleman
On3’s Chris Low shared on Sunday on Rocky Top Insider’s RTI-Lowdown that it’s his understanding that Coleman has received around $200,000 to $250,000 from Tennessee.
Low also noted that it’s his understanding that Coleman’s total deal is worth around $2 million.
“I think around $2 million,” said Low while discussing Coleman’s deal with Tennessee. “I mean, he was going to go to Ohio State and Tennessee upped the ante to get him to come. And it’s much closer to two (million) than anything else. And Tennessee’s paid him — my understanding is they’ve already paid him maybe $200,000. Between $200k and $250K is what they’ve paid him.
“I think there was an adjustment after the issues in the spring, so the biggest chunk of his money would not come until later this year, after the season. That’s good for Tennessee that they were able to get that. So it’s not like they’ve wasted a million on him, or given him most of his money to this point.”
Low, who noted a couple of times that Coleman’s status with the Vols is still up in the air, went on to provide even more context on Coleman’s current situation — including how this whole saga is going over with new strength coach Derek Owings — in the video above.