Chiefs quarterback signs the most gigantic contract in US sports history
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By 2031! Kansas City Chiefs extend with Superstar Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes is the youngest quarterback, the MVP has led his team to victory in the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs have now given him a monster contract.
Patrick Mahomes is only 24. But the quarterback has already won the Super Bowl, the trophy as the most valuable player in the NFL in the closet and now also the best-worthy contract in the sports world. He gets up to half a billion dollars.
APatrick Mahomes was bullied as a teenager. His voice sounded like a frog in his throat, his classmates blasphemed. Mahomes quickly had the less charming nickname “Kermit” gone. Even today, the 24-year-old quarterback is compared to the bright green frog from the “Muppet Show”.
But because Mahomes during his time at Texas Tech University developed into one of the greatest football talents in the USA and has also dominated the NFL with his strong limb since 2017, the abuse turned into admiration. Kermit with the cannon arm is considered by many to be the flagship of the league.
The Kansas City Chiefs have now given the most important player in the NFL the heaviest contract in the sports world. Mahomes and the reigning Super Bowl champion agreed on a ten-year deal that would at best earn him half a billion dollars. It is the contract with the largest maximum possible total volume in US sports history. And Mahomes could have asked for more.
Contract runs until 2031
“We stay together. For a long time, ”it said in a video compilation with scenes from Mahomes, which he shared on Twitter after the deal was announced. “We’re chasing a dynasty.” With his current two-year contract, Mahomes will stay with the Chiefs in Missouri until at least the 2031 season.
According to consistent information from several US media, Mahomes has received over the years $ 477 million (around € 421.3 million), which can grow to premiums of up to $ 503 million (around € 444 million) – $ 140 million (around 123, 6 million euros) are guaranteed under all circumstances and even in the event of a long-term injury.
Because of his reputation within the league and his skills, Mahomes could have gotten even more. The staggering of his salary shows that Mahomes earned $ 47 million less in the first year of the new contract than Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks – and wasn’t looking for maximum profit. From the Chiefs’ point of view, the new paper is associated with long-term security in the most important position and a lot of flexibility for the salaries of other professionals who should help the quarterback with further titles.
The powerful and powerful quarterback, who also has a photographic memory, surpasses the previous record holder Mike Trout for the most worthy contract of an athlete. The baseball player had signed with the Los Angeles Angels for twelve years last year and is now getting $ 426.5 million (around € 376.5 million). Numerous colleagues congratulated on social networks, most of them under the tenor: The boy deserves this. “Pat Mahomes is worth every penny,” ex-professional Darrelle Revis tweeted.
Mahomes campaigns against racism
Mahomes is the youngest quarterback in NFL history to have won the Superbowl (2019 season) and Best Player of the Season (2018) award before his 25th birthday. In February, he led the Chiefs in the Miami final to a 31:20 against the San Francisco 49ers, although his team had been ten points behind in the last quarter. The upcoming season is his fourth in the best football league in the world.
Like Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans and Lamar Jackson from the Baltimore Ravens, Mahomes is a representative of the new young generation of black quarterbacks who interpret their position differently than the six-time champion Tom Brady. Not only can they throw well, but they are also dangerous as a running player.
The previously completely scandal-free and widely respected professional had recently clearly positioned himself against racism and was part of the video of black football players who had accused the NFL of making mistakes in dealing with the subject and forcing the league to act. League boss Roger Goodell is said to have taken a stance only on Mahomes’ haunted words.
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