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[Dunerdr]

Why do I keep seeing people talking like the chiefs are hamstrung because Mahomes is 22% this year or whatever? He’s not even a blip on this radar, this is the new NFL. I had been assuming that Mahomes had like a monster payday year this year because of all the talk.

On a side note these contracts make it’s easier to swallow the eagles/9ers plan of rolling with whatever rookie you can make it work with and hoping they develop.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Dunerdr

Why do I keep seeing people talking like the chiefs are hamstrung because Mahomes is 22% this year or whatever? He’s not even a blip on this radar, this is the new NFL. I had been assuming that Mahomes had like a monster payday year this year because of all the talk.

On a side note these contracts make it’s easier to swallow the eagles/9ers plan of rolling with whatever rookie you can make it work with and hoping they develop.

I saw a stat that Steve Young had been the highest percentage of a team's salary to win a SB at like 13%, before Mahomes did it this year at 18%... and now it jumps to 22%.

Of course, he's beaten Allen and Burrow on their rookie contracts and who knows what percentage they'll end up at.

[Dunerdr]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I saw a stat that Steve Young had been the highest percentage of a team's salary to win a SB at like 13%, before Mahomes did it this year at 18%... and now it jumps to 22%.

Of course, he's beaten Allen and Burrow on their rookie contracts and who knows what percentage they'll end up at.

Right. But once burrow gets paid, this is just the landscape of the NFL. It’s the dawn of a new era where qbs will be in the 20% range. It’s impressive that Mahomes won at 18% but soon everyone will be.