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Originally Posted by Hoover
After signing the first half billion dollar contract, the NFL "experts" are bitching because Mahomes could have gotten more. They never were this butt hurt over Brady being underpaid.
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That's just the contrarian take. It seems smart or interesting to come on TV and explain why the highest sports contract ever is actually an underpay. The thing is, they'd actually be right if NFL contracts were guaranteed, because of course QB contracts will be much larger 5 years from now. But in reality this contract will probably be "renegotiated" in some small way every single off season. Any time the Chiefs need more cap room to sign someone, Mahomes will be the first one they call. Likewise, if Mahomes needs actual capital for any reason Veach can convert some of the salary on his deal into a signing bonus.
That's why you shouldn't get hung up on the actual amount of money. This deal is more of a symbolic union between the player and the organization as well as a PR move for Patrick. It's a contract that sounds so big that its actually gotten mainstream news coverage. This improves Mahomes' brand and actually makes him more marketable, because nowadays elite players are judged not just by their performance on the field but how they do off the field with their investments and endorsements. To the casual fan, this is just another record that Mahomes has broken, despite the fact that the $500 million number is meaningless.