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Butch Jones receives $500,000 raise from Tennessee

Tennessee head coach Butch Jones, and son Andrew, join Jalen Reeves-Maybin (21) and the other Volunteers for the bands's playing of the Tennessee Waltz. The Vanderbilt Commodores visited the Tennessee Volunteers in SEC football action November 28, 2015.
Tennessee head coach Butch Jones, and son Andrew, join Jalen Reeves-Maybin (21) and the other Volunteers for the bands's playing of the Tennessee Waltz. The Vanderbilt Commodores visited the Tennessee Volunteers in SEC football action November 28, 2015.

By Patrick Brown 3 min read

KNOXVILLE — Butch Jones is now a member of the Southeastern Conference’s $4 million club.

Tennessee announced on Monday its third-year football coach is receiving a $500,000 raise to his salary for the duration of his contract, which runs through the 2020 season.

Jones did not receive an extension to his contract after having two years added after last season.

The raise pushes Jones’s annual salary to $4.1 million. He was one of only three SEC coaches making less than $4 million in 2015 even after receiving a $650,000 raise last December.

“Obviously I’m very thankful we’ve had a supportive administration led by (athletic director) Dave Hart and Chancellor (Jimmy) Cheek,” Jones said Monday afternoon after Tennessee’s practice. “We all win with this. I think it’s an illustration of the support that they have given us ever since we came here.