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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Happy for Reworked Deal, Chance to Keep Winning Super Bowls in KC
SPORTSChiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Happy for Reworked Deal, Chance to Keep Winning Super Bowls in KCsymbolPublished 6 months ago on September 25, 2023By Associated PressPatrick Mahomes discusses his reworked contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, aiming to balance personal income and team success. (AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes was trying to walk a tightrope taking him three different directions while negotiating his revised contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, which effectively makes him the league’s highest-paid player over the next four years.
Mahomes wanted to maximize his income. He wanted to leave salary cap space so the Chiefs could continue to surround him with championship talent. And he wanted to keep pushing the bar higher for other players seeking contracts around the league.
“You have to watch and see what’s going on around the league and find that right spot,” Mahomes said Wednesday in his first comments since reworking his deal. “I think we found a good one in this negotiation we did to keep cap space to get ot