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Nick Saban responds to reporter’s question by talking about … peas

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Once, Nick Saban was happy if his day of coaching ended with peas. Now, as a millionaire coach at Alabama, he can get all the peas he wants – and then some.

The Crimson Tide coach had a memorable response to a reporter who asked Saban if he thought he merited the $11 million signing bonus in his contract, as captured by Brandon Kamerman of Tuscaloosa TV station WVUA.

"Are you worth it?" Here's what Saban thinks.#RollTide pic.twitter.com/yROCgeM6kU

— Brandon Kamerman (@B_Kamerman) September 6, 2017

“I started out in this profession making $8,000 a year, and that was after being a graduate assistant for two years making nothing,” Saban said.