![]() Deals often include huge numbers towards the back end that end up getting renegotiated or, at that point in the deal, the team can simply cut the player without owing him a dime. ![]() However, we all know that NFL contracts aren’t simple, that the overall numbers thrown around are almost never what the team ends up paying when it comes to actual salary cap numbers. If one were to ask the question “Who is the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback?” the answer would have to be Mahomes. Not only that, but his yearly average of $45 million over those ten new years is a full $10 million more per year than the previous high of $35 million per year for Russell Wilson. The $450 million in new dollars that this deal gives him is a full $300 million more than the next closest quarterback deal ( Matt Ryan) in terms of total money. Let me start by saying that in terms of his total contract, Mahomes is clearly the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL right now and likely will be for the foreseeable future. So how in the wide world of sports could anyone even ask the question of if he will ever be the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback? It’s a staggering deal that keeps K.C.’s star player and Super Bowl champion in Kansas City for the next twelve seasons and could pay him a half a BILLION dollars over the life of the contract. The Kansas City Chiefs were the talk of sports fans and media all over when they signed quarterback Patrick Mahomes to the largest contract in the history of any of America’s major sports leagues. By Lyle Graversen 2 years ago Patrick Mahomes may have signed the largest contract in the history of sports, but will he ever actually be the NFL’s highest paid quarterback?
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