The Kansas City Chiefs are going for their third-straight Super Bowl title next season, and it sounds like they’re going to go all-in on trying to reach that historic milestone.
According to a report from NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Kansas City Chiefs are restructuring the contract of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes to free up over $20 million in salary cap space for this upcoming season.
“Patrick Mahomes will be restructuring his contract to create an additional $21.6 million worth of salary-cap space for the Chiefs as they aim to become the first NFL team to three-peat, per league sources,” Schefter said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
Patrick Mahomes will be restructuring his contract to create an additional $21.6 million worth of salary-cap space for the Chiefs as they aim to become the first NFL team to three-peat, per league sources. pic.twitter.com/PxpJ5j8ZPj
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2024
Of course, this move doesn’t simply get rid of the salary cap obligation, it just moves it to a different season. The Chiefs will now have more dead salary cap space in the following years as a result of this move.
That means that this decision can be seen as the Chiefs going all-in on a three-peat next season, and the NFL world had a lot to say about that insane news on Twitter.
All this to stop Sam Darnold’s Vikings 😭 https://t.co/dNcJzuR4mE
— Jason (@_jason_777) March 12, 2024
QBs restructuring is such a WILD concept right 😑 https://t.co/rb62wPMK5R
— Eric V (@EMoney_14) March 12, 2024
“tHeY gAvE HiM $500 MiLlion hOw ArE ThEy gOnNa AfFoRd aNyOnE” most unique contract in sports is how😁 https://t.co/HG503JwyFu
— Braiden Turner (@bturner23) March 13, 2024
which wr are they bringing in??
hollywood brown?
tee higgens??? https://t.co/QOjXPNgzw5
— Prospext (@Prospextt) March 13, 2024
Is Mahomes the only qb who doesn’t ignore everything Brady did to win lol? Theyre going for that 3peat https://t.co/m6MJeform4
— Spurs Legacy (@spurs_four) March 13, 2024
One day people will realize a restructure doesn’t mean taking a pay cut https://t.co/PVQ2hxvk2I
— Jackson Krueger Sports (@jacksonkrueger) March 13, 2024
It’s clear that the Chiefs are going to do everything they can to get that third consecutive title. We’ll have to see if they can accomplish it.
