Report: Charlie Weis still cashing in on Notre Dame stint 6 years after firing

It's not unusual for a football coach to be the highest-paid member of a school's athletics department, but Notre Dame's 2014 tax return shows Charlie Weis still holds that title, more than five years after he was fired.

The return, obtained by Steve Berkowitz of USA Today, shows Weis was paid $2,054,744 during the 2014 calendar year, more than all but two university employees listed.

Weis' salary trails only vice president and chief investment officer Scott Malpass, and Michael Donovan, the school's managing director for private capital investments.

Brian Kelly, the Fighting Irish's current coach, was credited with a total of $1.62 million, which ranks as the highest salary for an active member of the athletics department, but still trails Weis by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The tax records also show Weis has been paid more than $10 million since being fired, in addition to more than $6.6 million in pay and severance in 2009.

In his five seasons with the program, he led the Irish to a disappointing 35-27 record, hitting the 10-win mark just once. Following his dismissal, the 60-year-old became the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator for one season, before returning to the college ranks at the same position with Florida.

His stay with the Gators was brief, as Kansas named him its new head coach in 2011. His tenure with the Jayhawks was awful, as the program won just six games in three season, including a 1-18 mark in Big 12 play.

Luckily for Notre Dame, the tax return shows that Weis is to stop being paid from the university in December of 2015. One thing from this return is clear, though: Weis' agent deserves a raise for ensuring his client's getting paid years after his dismissal.