There was one particular woman who was always easy to identify because of her typical look of intense concentration: Marta Karolyi, U.S. National Team Coordinator. Karolyi, a Romanian-born gymnastics coach, has been the coordinator since 2001 when she took over for her husband Bela. The pair have spent their lives around gymnastics and have trained many notable gymnasts like Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci, Kerri Strug and Dominique Moceanu.
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images. The average salary for quarterbacks entering the 2012 season was $3.84 million, the highest of any position. By average salary, the new highest paid quarterback in the NFL is its Super Bowl MVP, Joe Flacco, who will be pulling in $20.1 million.Drew Brees is in second at $20 million, while the Manning brothers (Peyton at $19.2 million and Eli at $15.2 million) are in third and fourth.evin C. Cox/Getty Images. When it comes to the average salary for offensive linemen, tackles lead the charge, followed by guards and then centers. The average salary for offensive linemen is $1.76 million. The highest paid tackle in the league is Jason Peters of the Eagles, who makes $10.1 million.
General managers lock up franchise quarterbacks with monster contracts before they can test the free agency waters. Seventeen NFL players have an average annual salary of at least $17 million and only one, Ndamukong Suh, does not play quarterback. Suh ranks No. 11 with an average salary of $19.1 million. The story is similar off the field where QBs are the glamour boys with Madison Avenue. The four highest-paid players are all signal callers. There are nine NFL players who will pull in at least $5 million off the field by Forbesâ count this year and only two are non-quarterbacks. The NFL's Highest-Paid Endorsement Stars Peyton Manning leads the way with $12 million in off-field earnings.