Former Pro Bowl C Olin Kreutz Says Bears Offered Him Minimum Wage to Help Coach OL

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Chicago Bears legend Olin Kreutz said
the organization offered him just $15 an hour to return as an
assistant offensive line coach in 2018.

Kreutz earned six Pro Bowl selections
and was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 2000s during a
13-year stay with the Bears from 1998 through 2010. He retired midway
through the 2011 season after a brief stint with the New Orleans
Saints.

The Hawai’i native said Friday on 670
The Score (via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk) he was
contacted by Harry Hiestand, the Bears’ offensive line coach in 2018,
with a proposal to join the coaching staff.

“The last time they offered me a job
they offered me $15 an hour,” Kreutz said. “That’s the way they
do business. Those are the things that have to change.”

Celebrity Net Worth estimates the
University of Washington product’s net worth at $15 million following
a standout career at center. The current minimum wage in the City of Chicago for large companies is $15 hourly.

“Harry wanted me to come in and help
with the offensive line development, help coach the offensive line,” Kreutz said on The Score. “They offered me $15 an hour to come in
there as an independent contractor.”