Milroe revels how much money he was offered to transfer from Alabama after Saban retired

Sep 14, 2024; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) throws a pass during the first quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

Alabama football’s former quarterback and current Seattle Seahawks’ rookie Jalen Milroe revealed he was offered lucrative NIL deals to transfer after Nick Saban retired.

Saban retired from coaching college football in January of 2024 after Milroe’s first season as the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback. Teams from all over the country had interest in acquiring Milroe after Saban decided to step away from college football.

“I was offered so much money to leave, like, from any school I wanted to go to, and I’m talking about more than $2.5 million,” Milroe said on the “Closed on Sundays” podcast. “It would’ve been easier to just leave, go chase that dollar sign, play one more year in college, and I’m still in the process [of] should I declare and leave and go that year? Two things are going on in my mind. Also, we just lost the Rose Bowl, one game away. So I’m still hurt from that because the ball was in my hand the last play of the game. I’m still torn behind that, and I still got to use this poker face and walk in the building.”

Milroe decided not to transfer and play under Kalen DeBoer for one year before getting drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning team earlier this month.