Mahomes Signs 10-Yr, $400+ Million Extension, Keeping Him in KC Through 2031

As the NBA’s imminent return grows a bit complicated with players opting out amid COVID concerns, and Major League Baseball experiencing similar issues as they prep to resume a shortened season, the NFL has yet to really weigh in. Thye’re probably waiting to see where we stand, as training camps don’t typically report until the end of July. Whether or not they’ll have a season this fall is yet to be seen.
That would be really disappointing for NFL fans everywhere, but at least one team has a silver lining: the Kansas City Chiefs will remain the champs until they are dethroned, and a delayed season would keep that Lombardi trophy in house even longer.
Of course, the primary reason they have that trophy is the play of their Super Bowl MVP – and former regular-season MVP – quarterback, Patrick Mahomes. And as of today, they’re going to have him in-house for another decade-plus.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported via Twitter than Mahomes has re-upped with the Chiefs, extending his contract another ten years for a contract worth over $400 million.
Chiefs and QB Patrick Mahomes have reached agreement on a 10-year — 10-year! — contract extension that ties him to Kansas City through the 2031 season, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 6, 2020
That makes Mahomes’s contract the biggest in the league, and in the history of the league, which makes sense, considering quarterbacks are the game’s most valuable player, the dude has skills few quarterbacks do, and after winning an MVP award and a Super Bowl in his first three years, he’s still only 24!
The Chiefs will have him behind center until 2031, which, fans hope, will secure them a bunch more rings. He certainly has the talent, and the weapons, to keep his team in contention, but the NFL is a tough league, and getting back to the Super Bowl is difficult, let alone winning one.
I remember when the Greatest Quarterback of All-Time, Dan Marino, set the league on fire when I was a kid, breaking every passing record and winning league MVP on the way to the first of many Super Bowl appearances, only to never make it back, thanks to the lack of a running game and far stricter passing rules that would give Patrick Mahomes, and Tom Brady, and every other dominant QB of the last 15 years a heart attack.
But hey, congrats to Mahomes and the Chiefs, and here’s hoping he gets to earn his paycheck and defend their title come September.