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06/10 16:05 CDT Chiefs lock in Patrick Mahomes through 2033 with a $504.75M
reworked deal, AP source says
Chiefs lock in Patrick Mahomes through 2033 with a $504.75M reworked deal, AP
source says
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- The Chiefs and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have
agreed to a restructured contract that adds two years to his deal and pushes
the total compensation past a half-billion dollars, a person familiar with the
terms told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Chiefs do not
disclose financial terms of their contracts.
Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million contract in 2020 that set a benchmark
not only for the quarterback position but for any football player. The latest
extension ties the two-time MVP to the Chiefs through the 2033 season, when
Mahomes will be 38, and it comes in at $504.75 million, with incentives and
escalators that could push the value beyond $520 million.
The Chiefs and Mahomes regularly rework his contract in the offseason, giving
the team the financial flexibility to surround him with enough talent to
compete for championships. The latest deal, though, includes a hefty pay
increase after recent deals done for other quarterbacks --- among them Dak
Prescott, Jordan Love, Joe Burrow and Josh Allen --- had reset the QB market.
Prescott's four-year deal included a league-leading average of $60 million per
year. Mahomes will average $63.1 million.
Mahomes underwent season-ending surgery last December after tearing ligaments
in his left knee in the waning minutes of a loss to the Chargers. He has spent
the entire offseason rehabbing the injury in Kansas City, and he has been on
the field for the entirety of the Chiefs' offseason program, which concludes
Thursday with the final day of their mandatory three-day minicamp.
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