Chiefs add 2 years to Patrick Mahomes’ NFL contract, tying QB to KC through 2033
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- The Chiefs extended Patrick Mahomes’ contract two years, keeping him in KC through 2033.
- The deal averages $63.1 million per year.
- Mahomes missed part of 2025 with ACL and LCL tears and aims to be ready for Week 1, 2026.
The Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday agreed to terms with quarterback Patrick Mahomes on a revised contract that added two years to the superstar’s already lucrative long-term deal.
The revised contract ties Mahomes to the Chiefs through the 2033 season. A source confirmed the agreement to The Star Wednesday afternoon.
In the new contract, per ESPN, the Chiefs commit $504.75 million to Mahomes over the next eight seasons, which equates to an average annual value of $63.1 million.
The quarterback’s previous agreement paid him an average annual value of $45 million. The new number — roughly $63 million — propels Mahomes to the top of the league’s quarterback market.
The Chiefs selected Mahomes — who will turn 31 in mid-September — with the 10th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Over nine seasons in the league, Mahomes has a 95-31 regular-season record and is 17-4 in the postseason.
A two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP, Mahomes has led the Chiefs to three Super Bowl titles, five AFC championships and eight AFC West Division championships.
The two added years mean Mahomes will be tied to the Chiefs through his 38th birthday, increasing the likelihood that he spends his entire career in a Kansas City uniform.
“Over the last decade Patrick has become one of the most iconic, beloved sports figures of all time,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said in a statement to ESPN. “He has helped lead our franchise to five Super Bowl appearances and three championships; he has been instrumental in shaping the Chiefs brand and putting Kansas City on the world stage; and on top of it all he has been an outstanding role model in the community. Patrick is a generational talent and an elite human being, and I’m so excited he will continue to lead our team into the future.”
Mahomes’ 2025 season ended in mid-December, when he tore his left ACL and LCL in a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He has been limited during the Chiefs’ offseason program but is striving to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.
Before the new agreement, Mahomes carried a $34.7 million salary-cap hit for 2026 and an $85.3 million cap hit for 2027. The full contract details will determine how much cap flexibility the Chiefs gain in the short and long term.
As was the case in his previous contract, the reworked contract includes yearly guarantee mechanisms for enhanced flexibility.
ESPN first reported the arrangement, citing Mahomes’ agent, Equity Sports CEO Chris Cabott.
Star columnist Sam McDowell contributed to this report.
