BREAKING: Former Panthers Head Coach Matt Rhule Suing Team Over Contract Dispute
According to CBS Sports, Matt Rhule, former head coach of the Carolina Panthers, has filed an arbitration suit against the franchise. The suit alleges that the Panthers are refusing to pay Rhule's severance compensation after his firing and subsequent hiring at the University of Nebraska.
Rhule, through his employment attorney John Singer, is seeking the offset money he believes he is owed from the Panthers, with an estimated $5 million in dispute, as indicated by contract terms. Singer or the Panthers provided no comments. The NFL has also declined to comment. It's common for disputes between NFL coaches and teams to go to arbitration, as outlined in their contracts, and the case will either be heard by an arbitrator appointed by the NFL or by JAMS, a commercial arbitration firm used by the league.
The Carolina Panthers owed Matt Rhule an estimated $34 million after his firing, which was offset mainly by his reported 8-year, $72 million contract with the University of Nebraska. The arbitration suit filed by Rhule against the Panthers doesn't specify the exact sum in dispute, but sources indicate that it's approximately $5 million based on the contract terms.
