From Rags to Riches: The Contrasting Journeys of Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy in the NFL

One is a two-time regular season MVP, two other Super Bowl winners, and has a couple of rings, in addition to being the big star of the NFL after Tom Brady retired. Another was told he had “below average height, mediocre arm strength, and mediocre accuracy” when looking for college, and ended up narrowly entering the NFL with the last pick in the draft. to be the third quarterback on the squad. Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy have followed very different paths in American football until they meet tonight in Las Vegas. The one from the Kansas City Chiefs has been a benchmark in the league for some time, while the one from the San Francisco 49ers has had to make room for themselves coming from the bottom. But both are in the Super Bowl this Sunday (00:30, M+ and DAZN), one game away from the ring.

The great example of the very different trajectories that Mahomes and Purdy have had is found in the salary of each one. The first signed a 10-year contract with the Chiefs in 2020 in exchange for 450 million dollars, therefore an average of 45 ‘kilos’ per year (it varies depending on the course, in this one it is 57 million thanks to different bonuses). In the seven seasons that he has been in the NFL, and at 28 years old, Mahomes has already pocketed more than 136 million dollars. And that’s not counting the advertising revenue from several major brands that sponsor him.

Purdy, meanwhile, suffers financially the consequences of having been chosen last in the Draft, since his position only allowed him to sign one of the smallest possible contracts: four years and 3,737,008 dollars, about 900,000 per year (in this course it is 870,000 ). If Mahomes eats 16.9% of his franchise’s entire salary bill, Purdy barely scratches 0.37% (if he wins today he would become the quarterback who spends the least cap hit in history, exceeding 0.46% Brady in 2002).

Given his salary, the leader of the 49ers does not live a life full of luxuries, at least for now (he will be able to sign a new contract in 2026). In fact, last October he confessed that he is forced to share an apartment with one of his colleagues, Nick Zakelj, in an area where the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is close to $3,000 a month. . “He and I split the rent,” he said before revealing that he still drives the Toyota Sequoia he always had. Weeks ago, by the way, he became the image of the Japanese brand.

2024-02-11 03:24:37
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