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The numbers behind Patrick Mahomes' 10-year deal
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has signed a contract extension that makes him the highest-paid player in the NFL. According to Forbes, the record-breaking contract has the highest total value of any contract in sports history. Take a look at some of the stats behind the longest current NFL contract belonging to the reigning Super Bowl MVP.

According to Forbes, Patrick Mahomes has the highest total value of a contract in sports history. His 10-year contract has a value of $503 million. The next closest contracts belong to boxer Floyd Mayweather, whose 2.5-year contract is worth $450 million, and MLB's Mike Trout, whose 12-year contract is worth $426.5 million.

Mahomes is the first NFL player since 2004 to sign a 10-year contract. Since 2000, the only other players to sign 10-year contracts are Michael Vick (2004), Daunte Culpepper (2003), Donovan McNabb (2002), Drew Bledsoe (2001) and Brett Favre (2001).

Patrick Mahomes joins a list of notable players who have signed long contracts across professional sports. That list includes MLB's Mike Trout (12 years), Bryce Harper (13), Albert Pujols (10), Alex Rodriguez (10), NHL's Shea Weber (14), Rick DiPietro (15) and NBA's Magic Johnson (25).

Mahomes is the youngest quarterback to win Super Bowl MVP (24 years, 138 days). The previous record belonged to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in Super Bowl XXXVI (24 years, 184 days).

Patrick Mahomes is also the youngest player (24 years, 138 days) to win a Super Bowl and a regular season MVP award. That record previously belonged to Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith (24 years, 233 days).

Patrick Mahomes, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are the only players in NFL history to throw 50+ passing touchdowns in a season. Mahomes accomplished this feat in 2018, Manning in 2013 and Brady in 2007.

The Chiefs lead the NFL with 31.2 PPG since Mahomes became the starter in 2018. Since 2018, The Chiefs offense has also led the NFL in yards per play (6.5) and third-down percentage (47.4%). Kansas City has finished second in total YPG (402.4) and passing YPG (295.4) since 2018.

Patrick Mahomes also has the highest passer rating in the playoffs in the Super Bowl era (106.6, minimum 150 pass attempts). He leads quarterbacks Kurt Warner (102.8), Matt Ryan (100.8), Aaron Rodgers (100.0) and Drew Brees (99.6).