Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes signs 10-year extension with the Chiefs worth ‘AT LEAST $450million’

Patrick Mahomes has signed the largest contract in sports history: a 10-year extension with the Chiefs that will pay between $450 million and $503 million while keeping the reigning Super Bowl MVP in Kansas City through the 2031 season.  

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the historic deal, which includes an injury guarantee of $140 million. Mahomes has also been given a no-trade clause. 

Neither the team nor Mahomes’s agents immediately responded to the Daily Mail’s request for confirmation. 

The contract is believed to be the largest in sports history, topping those of Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout ($426.5 million) and boxer Canelo Alvarez ($365 million).

The 24-year-old is entering the final year of his rookie deal with a fifth-year option – at $24.87 million – available for 2021. The Chiefs are adding 10 years to his contract for a total of 12 seasons remaining in Kansas City. 

Mahomes’s contact is not only the league’s most valuable, but also its longest, by far. Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who is signed through the 2026 season, now has the NFL’s second-longest contract.  

Mahomes was the NFL Most Valuable Player in 2018 and guided the Chiefs to the team’s first Super Bowl title in 50 years last season.

In his first 31 games, Mahomes has a 24-7 record with 76 touchdown passes and 17 300-yard games with the Chiefs.

The Chiefs return 20 of their 22 Super Bowl starters in 2020, and are expected to compete for a Super Bowl once again.

The son of former New York Mets relief pitcher Pat Mahomes, Patrick was a star player in high school and was actually drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2016 MLB Draft. 

Mahomes decided to continue playing football at Texas Tech and actually tied an NCAA record with 734 passing yards in a single game. 

After being drafted 10th overall at the 2017 NFL Draft, Mahomes spent a year backing up Alex Smith before moving into the starter’s role in 2018. In his first full season as the Chiefs’ signal caller, Mahomes tossed a league-high 50 touchdowns while throwing only 12 interceptions as he went on to win MVP honors and lead Kansas City to the AFC title game.  

‘Since he joined the Chiefs just a few years ago, Patrick has developed into one of the most prolific athletes in all of sports,’ Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.

‘With his dynamic play and infectious personality, he is one of the most recognized and beloved figures to put on the Chiefs uniform. He’s an extraordinary leader and a credit to the Kansas City community, and I’m delighted that he will be a member of the Chiefs for many years to come.’ 

Mahomes is unmarried, but he and longtime girlfriend Brittany Matthews have reportedly been together since high school. The couple bought a $1.92 million home together in 2018, according to BizJournals.com.