Subscribe
Follow Us
The Kansas City Chiefs already exercised their fifth-year option on star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, keeping him under team control through the 2021 season.
But, as expected, the Chiefs are hoping to get a head start on extending the Super Bowl MVP.
Team chairman Clark Hunt said on Thursday contract extension talks between the two sides will begin this summer, adding the Chiefs want Mahomes to be with the franchise for the duration of his career (via 105.3 The Fan):
The Chiefs plan to begin contract extension negotiations with star quarterback Patrick Mahomes this summer, chairman Clark Hunt said Wednesday evening.
“The negotiations are something we’ll be getting into this summer,” Hunt said on a Facebook Live event with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “But what he has said and what we’ve said, both sides is, he wants to be a Kansas City Chief for life, and that’s our mentality as well. We want him to play his entire career in Kansas City, and that’s what we’re going to be shooting for.”
Mahomes is currently set to count around $5.3 million against the salary cap in 2020 on the fourth year of his rookie contract, but the expectation is he’ll sign a long-term extension and become the NFL’s highest-paid player given all he has accomplished early in his career.
Mahomes is one of the generational superstars in professional football.
The 24-year-old had another excellent season in 2019 after his MVP campaign in 2018, throwing for over 4,000 yards and 26 touchdowns in 14 games.
Mahomes was even better when the lights shined brightest. He led a pair of comebacks against the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans in the playoffs before rebounding from a tough start to Super Bowl 54, helping the Chiefs win the Lombardi Trophy.
It is unlikely the Chiefs will waste any time in getting a deal done. Their intent has been pretty clear from the start with respect to a potential extension for Mahomes, and the young quarterback seems positively predisposed to remaining in Kansas City.
