At the time, he signed a three-year, $42 million contract and that means he’s entering the final year of that deal in 2021 — so it’s time for he and the Chiefs to potentially begin talks on an extension.
“He’s such a great leader on this team and obviously a special football player,” Mahomes said, via NFL.com.
For starters, Mathieu would be 40 years old at the end of said deal and, additionally, Mahomes is the only player in league history to land a contract of that length.
The reality is while Mahomes is being genuine in wanting to see it happen, he likely understands it won’t — but, at minimum, wants the worst-case scenario to be Mathieu landing a multi-year extension of some sort.
“Just being here the last couple years, I can’t see me wearing any other uniform,” Mathieu told media from minicamp.
If the Chiefs want him around for the “long run,” it would behoove them to get an extension done sooner than later — to potentially structure the new deal in a way that lessens his cap hit for this coming season.