Leigh Steinberg: Patrick Mahomes hopes to spend entire career with Kansas City Chiefs
Leigh Steinberg, Patrick Mahomes’ agent, said that Mahomes has every intention and plans on spending his entire career in Kansas City.
It was a busy 2018 season for Chiefs quarterback and NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes. Coming off a franchise record-breaking season of 50 touchdown passes and 5,000 passing yards while coming one overtime period short of a Super Bowl, the Chiefs are gearing up as Mahomes enters his third year in the league, his second year as a starter.
I had a chance to speak to Leigh Steinberg, Patrick Mahomes’ agent, on The Chiefs Zone podcast. One of the topics we discussed was Mahomes’ future in Kansas City.
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Mahomes is currently on his rookie contract of four years, worth $16,425,786, according to Spotrac. Mahomes is entering the third year of that deal. Next offseason, Mahomes will be eligible for a contract extension.
Steinberg said on The Chiefs Zone podcast that Mahomes wants to spend his entire career in Kansas City.
“That is the intention and that is the plan,” Steinberg said on the podcast. “He’s got a terrific situation. Look at the targets he has to throw to. You can’t do much better than Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce, and he’s coached by Andy Reid, who he has a close relationship with.
“I don’t even think it has entered his mind that he would play anywhere else, but there (in Kansas City).”
Although we could see the Chiefs and Mahomes agree to a contract extension next offseason, Steinberg said that Mahomes also wants to stay in the moment and worry about the future when the time comes.
“He is totally focused on trying to get the team to the Super Bowl,” Steinberg said. “We are not even giving a moment’s thought about the future because he is in a great place. He is having a wonderful time.”
When asked about the possibility of Mahomes to be the first NFL player to sign a $200 million deal, Steinberg acknowledged that it is too early to discuss that since Mahomes is not eligible for an extension until next offseason.
“We have not done the research nor have had the discussions about the contract because the first time it can be extended is a year from now,” Steinberg said. “When the time comes, if the team were to approach him, we will deal with it then.”
In a teleconference last month, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said the team started preparing for Mahomes’ contract during the 2018 offseason, two years before being able to agree to an extension.
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If Mahomes has a 2019 season similar to 2018, especially if he helps the Chiefs reach, and even win a Super Bowl, it would be likely that Mahomes is on his way to landing the biggest contract in NFL history.