Jim Harbaugh had a profitable 2024.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chargers’ first-year head coach received a $1 million bonus on Saturday as Los Angeles secured a playoff spot with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots. Harbaugh signed a five-year deal with the Chargers this offseason that will reportedly pay him $16 million per year.

Owner Dean Spanos is getting a good return on his investment so far: The 61-year-old led the Chargers to a 10-6 record after the team finished 5-12 in 2023.

Harbaugh, who compiled a 44-19-1 record with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014, is the first coach in the Super Bowl era to lead two teams that had losing records in the year before his arrival and them His first season led to the playoffs.

“That had very little to do with me,” Harbaugh said after the Chargers got the win. “When things go well, it’s our players. They did a great job… I’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid here since day one.”

Harbaugh has translated his recent success at Michigan to the NFL level. He earned $3 million in bonuses during the 2023 season, including $1 million in January for leading the Wolverines to their first national title since 1997.

He made the playoffs in three of four years with the 49ers and will have another chance to win his first Super Bowl this season. The Chargers currently hold the second Wild Card spot in the AFC and close out the regular season at the Las Vegas Raiders.

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