In the summer before the start of the National Footbal League, the Athletic did the survey among the agents of the players of this league. One of the questions was: “What an average annual value of three times MVP Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes, if he was now a free agent available on the market?” Six of 31 agents said it would be over 100 million per season.
– guaranteed $ 100 million a year for five years. It would probably even be not enough. Mahomes is someone who makes a difference at an inaccessible level. Eighteen teams would now pay him this amount – said one of the agents.
– Another 10-year contract with an open auction could give him nearly a billion. Would be Shohei Ohtani in NFL. One one of a kind – added another.
Most, however, believed that Quarterback, who has been associated since the beginning of his career Chiefswould get a smaller amount: 70-75 million from the season. Which would be a record in the league anyway. However, the justification is interesting: “He has already shown what is most important in his last contract: winning. Mahomes took more years and less money, although he could use his strong tender. I think he likes to win so much that he wants the team to take place In the remuneration limit to build a winning composition, not chasing each dollar. ”
The biggest league star earns less than a few worse players
The question about the value of the Mahomes contract is justified because although over the last five seasons he is certainly the best player of the league, his average earnings will not reflect it at all. As for the average annual value of Quarterbacks contracts in NFL, the mahomes is only in 12th place with Kirk Cousins from Atlanta Falcons. They both earn $ 45 million a year. Of course, this is cosmic money, but much weaker players have more. Dallas Cowboys leader Dak Prescott got 60 million per seasonJoe Burrow, Jordan Love and Trevor Lawrence get 55 million, and none of them even approached the achievements of Mahomes. What's more, you can be sure that the playmaker Chiefs will slip lower on this list.
In the next five years, thanks to the new television agreement, Salary Cap, i.e. the team's salary limit, will increase with the current $ 255 million to at least $ 350-380 million. Almost every Quarterback agreement can easily demand a larger salary than the biggest league star currently has.
The highest contract in the history of sport
Mahomes signed his current contract in 2020. And it was a record contract at that time, the media around the world wrote about the highest contract in history sport. The 10-year contract had a value of $ 450 million, and along with bonuses for individual achievements it could grow up to 503 million. Later, it turned out that Lionel Messi with Barcelona signed a higher contract. However, the club did not brag about it. It wasn't until 2021 that it turned out that four years earlier the Catalan team convinced their star to stay in the team for the next four years for the sum of EUR 555.2 million. The bonuses themselves for extending the contract and loyalty amounted to: 193 million.
There are other customs in America. Contracts in professional leagues are public and their height is limited by a collective agreement and Salary Cap. Competitors cannot earn more than 48.8 percent of the entire league revenues, and this sum is divided into equal to all 32 teams.
The quarterback are usually the best -paid players of their teams. However, there are exceptions. This applies primarily to the players on their first contract. Brock Purdy, who was chosen with the last draft number in 2022, earns only 934 thousand. dollars for the season, although it is so -called Start in San Francisco 49ers. What's more, in the 2023 season he led his team to Super Bowl, where the team from California lost after extra time from Chiefs. Purdy will be able to count on more money only in 2025. He will do at least $ 5 million thanks to the mechanism from the collective agreement of players with club owners. However, the real fortune of Gold has been waiting for him only from the 2026 season, when he is a free agent. Well, unless the club wants to extend the contract with him on much better conditions than today.
Chiefs will play in Super Bowl for the fifth time
Mahomes has a contract with Chiefs until the 2031 season and the club is not eager to improve the contract. The only thing he does is increasing the guaranteed sum that the player gets, regardless of whether he will be able to play or not.
The owner of Chiefs, Clark Hunt, did an excellent interest by signing a contract with Mahomes for $ 450 million. The price turned out to be a promotional one. Due to the fact that the salary of the playmaker devours a less limit of remuneration than one could expect and the club can afford to acquire better players in other positions. This is how he built the dynasty, as the teams are called in the USA, which play for a championship title year after year.
In the last six seasons, Chiefs has won promotion to Super Bowl five times. They won three titles and now they have a chance for the fourth. In great finalewhich will take place on the night of February 9-10 Polish In New Orleans, they will face Philadelphia Eagles. It will be a rematch for the Super Bowl two years ago. Then they won Chiefs 38:35 scoring the winning points 8 seconds before the end of the match. The quarterback of Eagles, Jalen Hurts, also earns more than Mahomes – $ 51 million.