OT: - Mahomes signs 10-year, $400+ million extension | The Boneyard

OT: Mahomes signs 10-year, $400+ million extension

Joined
Mar 19, 2015
Messages
2,985
Reaction Score
9,300
Dude is worth every penny. Barring injuries, I say he’s a top 5 QB of all-time before he retires. Seems like a good guy too.
 

jleves

Awesomeness
Joined
Aug 27, 2011
Messages
4,253
Reaction Score
15,065
Not a smart move IMO. Football is more than the just the QB position.
You're chances of winning are best with a quality QB. Locking up an elite and maybe HOF QB for 10 years at current rates is a no brainer. It would only cost them more to keep giving him 3 or 4 year contracts.

Not a Chiefs fan by any means, but this was an amazing move by the organization. In 7 years we will be paid about the same as an average QB and will still be in his prime.

Barring injuries, there is no downside to this move for the Chiefs.
 

eebmg

Fair and Balanced
Joined
Nov 28, 2016
Messages
20,037
Reaction Score
88,660
Great kid, Great work ethic and very humble (as much as a football genius can be). Deserves every penny.
 
Joined
Aug 24, 2011
Messages
10,833
Reaction Score
28,334
The key here will be if the Chiefs are a "system" franchise and can plug and play different parts in with him.

Exit Kareem Hunt, enter Damien Williams.
Pay Tyreek Hill? Or hope Mercole Hardman is the next version?

It seems that, through injuries, they've been pretty successful having other players step up and, if that's the case, you don't really need the expensive FA's. You can get the "Randy Moss" type FA who wants to play with Mahomes for a chance at a title.
 
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
2,838
Reaction Score
8,393
Great contract for the Chiefs. Not so much for Mahomes Any serious injury and Chiefs can get out from contract.
 
Joined
Aug 28, 2011
Messages
26,919
Reaction Score
65,069
Great contract for the Chiefs. Not so much for Mahomes Any serious injury and Chiefs can get out from contract.

In no time he'll be making just as much outside of football. He is a marketer's dream. Tremendous player. Likeable personality. Bi-racial. He has it factor written all over him.
 

willie99

Loving life & enjoying the ride, despite the bumps
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
6,853
Reaction Score
20,451
He just destroyed the Chief's salary cap for a decade. Can he win all by himself? I hope everyone understands that's a rhetorical question

Will the chiefs be able to sign anyone to a " second contract"? Not many

He said "they're chasing a dynasty". No, you're chasing your second Superbowl appearance. Reid and the Chiefs just made the most unpatriot like move a team can make. Will be interesting to see how things unfold
 
Joined
Jun 18, 2018
Messages
232
Reaction Score
507
He just destroyed the Chief's salary cap for a decade. Can he win all by himself? I hope everyone understands that's a rhetorical question

Will the chiefs be able to sign anyone to a " second contract"? Not many

He said "they're chasing a dynasty". No, you're chasing your second Superbowl appearance. Reid and the Chiefs just made the most unpatriot like move a team can make. Will be interesting to see how things unfold

LOL! It's about a "team friendly" of a deal as you can get.
 

Fishy

Elite Premium Poster
Joined
Aug 24, 2011
Messages
17,958
Reaction Score
129,187
It’s actually a very good contract for Mahomes. The years guarantee in advance which is a hedge against injury.

But it’s not a $500,000,000 contract...it’s more like a $200,000,000 contract that will be renegotiated in six or seven years. Not a bad deal for a kid who isn’t even 25.
 

willie99

Loving life & enjoying the ride, despite the bumps
Joined
Aug 26, 2011
Messages
6,853
Reaction Score
20,451
LOL! It's about a "team friendly" of a deal as you can get.

LOL, so you mean he's not getting paid all this money?

Can't have it both ways
 
Joined
Aug 24, 2011
Messages
10,833
Reaction Score
28,334
His contract, by year is:

2021: 22.8m
2022: 29.5m
2023: 40.4m
2024: 37.9m
2025: 41.9m

That's 172.5m over the next 5 seasons.

Dak Prescott wants 175m for the next 5 years. Which QB would you rather have for that price?
 
Joined
Aug 25, 2011
Messages
16,450
Reaction Score
31,328
His contract, by year is:

2021: 22.8m
2022: 29.5m
2023: 40.4m
2024: 37.9m
2025: 41.9m

That's 172.5m over the next 5 seasons.

Dak Prescott wants 175m for the next 5 years. Which QB would you rather have for that price?
Wow, that's more than $10m per game or $6m+/ half, $3million/qtr.

I don't follow NFL monetarily, but would this mean they have less to spend on surrounding him with good players (like the NBA)? I would think the priority is the offensive line, then receivers.

As a comparison Lamar Jackson recently signed a three-year, $54 million extension. He's more an injury risk than Mahomes due to his style. If he wins the big one though, he'll be next.

Dak needs a new team, if you ask me. Something about them Cowboys just isn't good.
 
Joined
Jun 18, 2018
Messages
232
Reaction Score
507
LOL, so you mean he's not getting paid all this money?

Can't have it both ways

Well, no, since $25M of it is in yearly incentives that he is unlikely to earn every year. The rest? Sure, until it's re-negotiated. The key in not the dollars but the structure of the dollars. The Chiefs have a ton of flexibility with regards to the cap for the next several years
 

Online statistics

Members online
264
Guests online
3,130
Total visitors
3,394

Forum statistics

Threads
155,802
Messages
4,032,093
Members
9,865
Latest member
Sad Tiger


Top Bottom