A breakdown of Patrick Mahomes’ contract and explaining ‘guaranteed mechanisms’
Patrick Mahomes was one of the most searched names Monday on Google.
There’s little wonder after Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth up to $503 million with the Chiefs.
Google’s data shows a spike in the term “guaranteed mechanisms” in the late afternoon. The reason? The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and others used that phrase when describing Mahomes’ contract.
Rapoport offered an explanation a short while later:
Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network shared a year-by-year breakdown of the contract extension that runs through the 2031 season.
ESPN’s Mike Tannebaum offered a few thoughts on Mahomes’ contract extension:
Former Packers general manager Andrew Brandt offered an interesting historical comparison:
Spotrac, which tracks player contracts, shared this about the Chiefs’ 2020 cap situation in light of the extension:
