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Look at it this way - what if you get a 1st for him and then you use that on a position where premier talent will likely fall to the late round - say safety?
And in 2 years when you could potentially save $15 million on the cap by moving on from Mathieu, you now have a replacement ready for him.
Not only have you freed up $20 million in 2020 (by moving on from Jones), but another $15 million in 2021. So by 2021 you've given yourself an additional $35 million in payroll flexibility (not accounting for any potential rollover created in '20) by not locking yourself into Jones and in the process using his trade value to replace Mathieu. Factor in Mahomes existing cap hit + that $35 million and now you've essentially covered the cost of Patrick Mahomes new deal.
Granted - these aren't FUN decisions to make, but they're decisions you have to make when you (correctly) give a guy the largest contract in NFL history.
Reality will almost certainly have to intervene.
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