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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the most valuable player in the NFL, as it relates to value he brings to his team and to the league. He generates massive interest. He makes football games more exciting than they otherwise would be. The fact that he’s too humble to let those realities change him only adds his appeal.
He’s worth at least $100 million per year to the NFL, without question.
True to character, as his new-money APY of $45 million per year slips farther down the stack of highest-paid players, Mahomes isn’t complaining. He’s happy that others are getting more.
“It’s awesome for the game of football,” Mahomes told Jarrett Bell of USA Today in the wake of Packers quarterback Jordan Love getting to $55 million per year and Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa getting to $53.1 million per year.
“It’s awesome for the quarterback position, but I think all positions,” Mahomes told Bell. “I know every time a contract comes up, everybody looks at my APY . . . and everything like that. I’m doing pretty well myself. For me, it’s just about going out there trying to win football games, trying to make money for my family at the end of the day. I feel like I’m doing a great job of that.”
So does he feel underpaid?
“Not necessarily,” Mahomes said.
And there’s a reason for that. As Bell notes, we showed that, even as others have gotten higher and higher APYs, Mahomes has the highest four-year cash flow from 2023-26 and 2024-27.
“I think we do a great job of managing my money, to be able to pay me a lot of money and keep a good team around me,” Mahomes said of the Chiefs. “I know we’ve kind of restructured it a couple of times and got the cash flow up in certain spots and certain years. It’s about having a good dialogue, good communication with the front office, with ownership. We’ve done that here. And as we’ve been able to allow me to be a highly-paid guy while at the same time build a great team around me.”
That’s where the salary cap…
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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-07-29 13:06:43
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