Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes: ‘It Won’t Matter’ to Me What Other QBs are Paid

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Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick
Mahomes said he’s not concerned about the ever-rising salaries for
quarterbacks as he prepares to start his 10-year, $450 million
contract.

Mahomes signed his extension with K.C.
in 2020 when he still had two years left on his rookie deal. The deal’s $45 million average is down to fourth in
the NFL behind three other QBs: the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers
($50.3 million), Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray ($46.1 million) and
Cleveland Browns’ Deshaun Watson ($46 million), per Spotrac.

The 2018 NFL MVP told reporters Friday
he’s not worried about potentially missing out on some short-term
financial gains by signing a long-term deal early:

“When I signed my deal, I knew I was
going to be pretty set for life, regardless of what the market kind
of happens. But you just keep playing. Money is one thing, but when
you get those Super Bowl rings, at the end of your career, I think
that’s going to be what you look back upon. I think I’ve made enough
money from the football field and obviously off of it as well, that
it won’t matter at the end of the day.”

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