Sources expect Patrick Mahomes to sign record deal when eligible in 2020

[Gas2No99]

Sources expect Patrick Mahomes to sign record deal when eligible in 2020

 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has become the brightest young star in football, and he could be on the verge of pushing the financial limits of the sport as well.

The Chiefs are expected to extend Mahomes' contract after next season, the first time the MVP candidate is eligible for an extension, and he could land the NFL's first $200 million contract, league sources told ESPN.

Issues will have to be addressed -- some surrounding the collective bargaining agreement that would have only two seasons remaining, and some involving the two years that Mahomes would have left on his current contract, including the fifth-year option that Kansas City undoubtedly would exercise.

But when Mahomes likely reworks his contract over a year from now, it is expected to be a record-breaking deal, dwarfing the one that Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers signed last summer that pays him an annual average of $33.5 million.

Other big deals could get signed this offseason; the Eagles could approach quarterback Carson Wentz about re-signing, and the Rams could do the same with quarterback Jared Goff. But there are no assurances that either deal will get done, nor be as high as the one that Mahomes would be looking to sign in 2020.

Because Mahomes has showed great talent and the salary cap rises each year, sources believe that his deal will top $200 million in total, making him the first NFL player to reach such lofty financial heights. Of course, what will be more important to Mahomes and the Chiefs will be how the deal is structured and how much money is guaranteed.

Mahomes also is expected to become more visible this offseason, a year before he signs any record deal. During his first two years in the league, his agent, Leigh Steinberg, intentionally persuaded Mahomes to avoid being too visible before he had accomplished more on the football field.

"He's a fresh face," Steinberg told ESPN this weekend. "By holding him back, we haven't overexposed him."

Mahomes is about to be marketed in a way he wasn't during the first two years in the league, with marketing deals and television commercials, according to Steinberg. His visibility will rise tremendously this offseason, a similar strategy to the one Steinberg successfully deployed in the 1990s with both Troy Aikman and Steve Young.

Mahomes, 23, passed for 5,097 yards and a league-leading 50 touchdowns -- tied for the second-highest single-season total in league history -- while leading the Chiefs to a 12-4 record and the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs in his first full year as a starter. Mahomes and the Chiefs host Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday night in the AFC Championship Game.

 

 

 

 

So . . . . about that "window to win NOW w/Darnold's Rookie deal still in place?"

[nico002]

Mahomes could fall off the face of the earth in two seasons- we’ve seen it before. I don’t think that will happen but speculation about a contract TWO entire seasons away is absurd.

The rookie contract window thing is irrelevant to us, by the time Darnold is eligible for his second contract the new CBA would have been signed. The cap will increase significantly and there potentially will be a QB only cap...

[Doggin94it]

Sources: water is wet

[Gas2No99]

The salary imbalance for QBs is a material issue that is castrating franchises' ability to produce a well balanced team over an extended period of time. It may also lead to less team harmony of a 53 man roster where 1 player gets all the attention, $$$$, and protection/babying from refs/league rules. 

It's a team sport that, as we've seen for some time, is become TOO QB centric in EVERY aspect and, IMO, that really is starting to detract from the sport and the quality of play. 

[Green DNA]

Hopefully he starts earning that big contract today vs the Pats.

[Maxman]

Shouldn't the Eagles get Wentz to play a full season before giving him a big contract? Unless they value the cheerleader role he plays each postseason that is.

[Jet_Engine1]

Better win NOW, Andy. 

[Integrity28]

File this under: no duh.