Patrick Mahomes says he does not really feel a way of urgency for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs to “present me the cash” after a slew of recent quarterback megadeals on the NFL panorama.
Tua Tagovailoa parroted the well-known film line after signing his new four-year, $212.4 million extension with the Miami Dolphins. Simply hours after that signing, Jordan Love inked a four-year, $220 million cope with the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
Mahomes, a three-time Tremendous Bowl MVP, signed a 10-year, $450 million deal in 2020. That deal was restructured final season, with Mahomes, 28, set to earn $210.6 million via 2026 — a median of $52.6 million per season — with plans to revisit the settlement after that.
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As an alternative of grumbling over the ever-rising fiscal bar on the place, Mahomes as a substitute applauded what’s taking place across the league.
“It is superior for the sport of soccer,” Mahomes instructed USA Right this moment Sports activities on Sunday. “It is superior for the quarterback place, however I believe all positions.
“I do know each time a contract comes up, everyone seems at my APY [average per year] and all the things like that. I am doing fairly nicely myself. For me, it is nearly going on the market attempting to win soccer video games, attempting to make cash for my household on the finish of the day. I really feel like I am doing an excellent job of that.”
Mahomes, a two-time league MVP and six-time Professional Bowl choice who has thrown for 28,424 yards and accounted for 231 touchdowns in his seven NFL seasons, ranks eleventh amongst quarterbacks in common annual wage, however the restructure has him extra in step with the newer megadeals being introduced.
So sure, there is not any feeling in Mahomes’ camp that he is underpaid.
“I believe we do an excellent job of managing my cash, to have the ability to pay me some huge cash and maintain a superb crew round me,” Mahomes instructed USA Right this moment Sports activities. “I do know we have type of restructured it a few instances and obtained the money circulation up in sure spots and sure years. It is about having a superb dialogue, good communication with the entrance workplace, with possession. We have completed that right here. And as we have been in a position to enable me to be a extremely paid man whereas on the identical time construct an excellent crew round me.
“… It is about having that plan, that fixed communication. And we’ve got that right here. I am completely satisfied to see guys going out and getting as a lot cash as doable. That is superior for the game. However right here we’ve got an excellent communication system the place I really feel like we have completed the most effective with what we are able to do.”
