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Patrick Mahomes became a very, very, very, very rich man on Monday when he signed a 10-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs that could earn him $503 million bucks when all is said and done.
Yup, you read that right. He could make HALF A BILLION dollars with the Chiefs. This deal is the biggest in SPORTS history, which is just insane. But you know what? Mahomes is definitely worth all that cash.
The QB was ecstatic about the deal but there doesn’t seem to be an ounce of complacency in the QB’s body because he tweeted a great hype video on Monday in which he thanked the Chiefs fans and told them the goal now is to become a dynasty.
While all of this is great news for Chiefs fans, it was hurtful news for another big fanbase, one that had to watch their team pass up Mahomes in 2017 for a very mediocre quarterback instead.
I’m talking, of course, about the Chicago Bears.
The Bears made one of the worst moves in sports history in the 2017 NFL Draft when they traded up(!) a spot so they could take Mitch Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick. Mitch. Trubisky.
The Chiefs, as we all know, were more than happy to take Mahomes with the 10th pick of that very same draft.
Mahomes now has the biggest deal in sports history and is coming off a Super Bowl victory in which he was named the MVP.
Trubisky, meanwhile, didn’t have the fifth year option of his rookie contract picked up by the Bears this offseason and will now have to compete with Nick Foles for the starting job in Chicago.
Ouch.
Monday was another rough day for Bears fans, as this history got brought up once again on Monday, as Trubisky was trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons.
Bears fans just had to sit there and take it on Monday, knowing their team traded up for a guy who likely won’t be with the team much longer and never lived up to the hype of a No. 2 pick. I mean, trading up one spot to get Trubisky should be a fireable offense and be something that fans of football should be encouraged to laugh at for years to come.
The Chiefs, meanwhile. couldn’t be happier about how things played out in 2017. Mahomes has all the talents to be the best to ever play the game and now they have him locked in for the next 12 years. You gotta think Mahomes will be playing in many more Super Bowls during that time while the Bears will still be trying to find a QB that can just win a playoff game.
Monday was a great day for Chiefs fans.
And it was a terrible day for Bears fans.
Monday’s biggest winner: Chiefs fans!
Seriously, this video that Mahomes shared on Monday after he signed the biggest deal in sports history is probably going to be watched a billion times by Chiefs fans. Mahomes wants to build a dynasty and now he’s locked in for 12 years to do just that. I like his chances.
Quick hits: Donald Trump’s incredibly dumb and wrong tweet… Bubba Wallace’s perfect response to that incredibly dumb tweet… Name suggestions for the Cleveland Indians… And more.
– Donald Trump tweeted something dumb and wrong about Bubba Wallace.
– Bubba Wallace had a really smart and thoughtful reply to that dumb tweet by Trump.
– The Cleveland Indians need a new nickname and here are seven fan suggestions.
– My pals Chris Korman and Steven Ruiz are back with another great episode of their NFL podcast “The Counter” and this week they have a good talk about a Tom Brady story that is so Tom Brady.