Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is still earning a salary on his rookie contract. The 24-year-old Super Bowl MVP and 2018 NFL MVP will likely become the highest-paid player and quarterback in the next year should he sign a contract extension or a new deal as a free agent.
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His Super Bowl champion teammate and veteran tight end Travis Kelce took a swing at estimating how much Mahomes will earn on his next deal.
āI think heās going 50 a year,ā Kelce joked to host Dan Patrick Monday morning. āI think heās going to make $50 million per year on the field ā worth every penny of it.ā
Kelce, 30, a five-time Pro Bowl tight end, has spent the entirety of his seven-year NFL tenure with Kansas City. The veteran is predicting north of $50 million in the tank for his offensive colleague Mahomes. That might be close in the correct ballpark considering the best QB's in the league earn nearly $40 million per season.
Whatever figure Mahomes agrees to, he will most definitely be earning one of the richest contracts in NFL history.