By Gerardo Romero
06 Feb 2024, 07:46 AM EST
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II has established himself as one of the best players in the NFL and this has allowed him to earn large sums of money that have elevated him to becoming one of the footballers who earns the most money in the entire championship; Now the quarterback arrives once again at the Super Bowl in its LVIII edition with the goal of lifting the Vince Lombardi trophy and reaching the two-time championship.
Mahomes was always characterized as a figure of great importance in university sports and after his second year he left baseball to dedicate himself completely to American football; This fact turned out to be quite positive for him and this allowed him to be one of the highest paid players in the league and even in the entire world.
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft to a four-year, $16.42 million guaranteed contract that included a $10.08 million signing bonus. However, this would be just the beginning of a long path that will establish him as one of the highest paid in the NFL.
His contract reached an impressive figure after winning the 2019 Super Bowl, so the Chiefs front office made the decision to sign a 10-year extension for a total of $477 million dollars with another $26 million in potential bonuses to agree to. a total sum of money of $503 million dollars that will keep him in their ranks until the 2031 campaign as a sign of his high level of competence.
This fact allowed Mahomes to become the first professional athlete to reach a contract of more than $500 million dollars in any known sport; In total, he records an annual salary close to $45 million dollars, which allows him to far surpass other high-caliber athletes such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and other players in the Major Leagues.
“I have not bought nothing. I feel exactly the same, I’m going to be the same person I was before getting the contract and before getting to the NFL,” Mahomes said in an interview with CBS Sports after being asked about the expenses he has made after receiving so much money. ; although these words do not turn out to be entirely true because he is currently a shareholder of the MLB’s Kansas City Royals.
For its part, the website Celebrity Net Worth estimates quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ net worth at around $70 million.
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