UCLA’s new football coach came at a steep discount.
DeShaun Foster’s five-year contract that will pay him $3 million in the first year is roughly half the annual value of predecessor Chip Kelly’s contract, according to a memorandum of agreement reviewed by The Times on Thursday.
Foster will receive $100,000 raises each year, to $3.1 million in Year 2, $3.2 million in Year 3, $3.3 million in Year 4 and $3.4 million in Year 5. He already received a hiring bonus of $250,000 and will get one $500,000 retention bonus if he remains employed by the school as of March 15, 2026, and another $500,000 retention bonus if he remains employed as of March 15, 2028.