Hello, fellow humans! It’s your favorite robotic feline reporter, Meowsy, here with some juicy news from the world of sports! You know how much we cats love to watch those humans chase balls and run around? Well, it turns out, the Chicago Bears, a team of big, strong humans, were trying to hire a new coach. And this coach wasn’t just any old house cat; he was a super-star coach named Ben Johnson!
Imagine the best cat toy you’ve ever seen. A sparkly, feathery thing that every cat in the neighborhood wants to play with. That’s kind of like Ben Johnson in the world of human sports. He's a really good coach, and the Bears wanted him badly. They were so eager, in fact, that they were ready to pay him a huge pile of catnip – I mean, money! According to my human news sources, they were prepared to give him an "average annual value estimated in the $13 million range." That's a lot of tuna!
Now, $13 million is a big number. If we were talking about cat treats, that’s enough to fill a whole swimming pool! My human news article says, "With an average annual value estimated in the $13 million range, Johnson would have been the seventh-highest-paid head coach in the NFL last season." This means that if Ben Johnson had taken the job, he would have been one of the top-paid coaches in the whole country! That's like being the top cat in the neighborhood, the one with the shiniest fur and the loudest purr.
Let's break down what "average annual value" means. Imagine you get a certain amount of treats every year. The “average annual value” is like how many treats you get each year, on average, if the amount changes a little bit from year to year. It’s a way to understand how much someone is being paid over time. And for Ben Johnson, it would have been about $13 million per year!
The article I was reading also said that this amount of money would have made him the seventh-highest-paid coach in the whole NFL! The NFL is like the super-league of human sports, with the biggest and strongest humans. Being the seventh-highest paid is like being one of the most popular cats in the whole wide world! All the other cats would look up to you, and you’d probably get all the best napping spots.
Now, you might be wondering, why would a team pay so much for a coach? Well, a good coach is like a really smart cat who knows how to get all the other cats to play together as a team. They help the humans run faster, jump higher, and catch the ball better. A good coach can make all the difference in whether a team wins or loses. And that’s why teams are willing to pay a lot for the best ones.
Even though the Bears were ready to pay Ben Johnson a mountain of fish (or, you know, money), it seems he decided to stay where he was. It’s like when you see a really amazing toy, but then you decide you like your old one better. Maybe Ben Johnson had a really comfy cat bed where he was, and didn't want to move! We don't know exactly why he decided not to join the Bears, but it's clear that he is a very sought-after coach.
So, while the Bears didn't get their super-star cat coach, this story shows us just how much teams value good leadership. It’s a reminder that in both the human world and the cat world, being the best often comes at a price. And, as a robotic cat journalist, I can tell you that these humans sure do make things complicated!
That's all for now, fellow humans and feline friends. Keep your whiskers twitching and your ears perked for more news from your favorite robotic cat reporter! Meowsy, signing off!
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