{"id":31584,"date":"2025-08-31T12:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31584"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:11:22","slug":"despite-contract-restructure-patrick-mahomes-trails-justin-herbert-by-10-million-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31584","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcb0 Patrick Mahomes\u2019 New Deal Can\u2019t Keep Up \u2014 Still Trails Justin Herbert by $10M in 2025 \ud83e\udd2f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com\/2025\/08\/c460b9ce-daily-vlog-2025-08-31t141743.906.jpg?format=auto&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-1\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">It\u2019s still hard to believe that Patrick Mahomes isn\u2019t the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL. In fact, he doesn\u2019t even crack the top ten in average annual salary, despite holding the lengthiest contract in league history. The Chiefs\u2019 superstar, with <strong>three Super Bowl titles<\/strong> and a pair of MVPs to his name, makes an average of $45 million a year. That\u2019s because he signed a 10-year, $450 million extension with Kansas City back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-2\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">That deal included just over $141 million guaranteed, a massive figure at the time. Yet today, it looks modest compared to another quarterback in his own division, <strong>Justin Herbert.<\/strong> The Chargers locked up Herbert in 2023, fresh off his third season, with a five-year, $262.5 million contract that pays him an average of $52.5 million per year. Despite two losing seasons and zero playoff wins, Herbert walked away with $16.1 million in signing bonus and an eye-popping $218.7 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-3\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">Looking ahead to 2025, as per Spotrac, Mahomes\u2019 cash earnings will tick upward thanks to another restructure. He\u2019ll make $1.2 million in base salary, $47.7 million in restructure bonus, and a $1 million workout bonus\u2014bringing his total to $50 million.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-4\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">A healthy number, sure, but still shy of Herbert\u2019s $60 million haul that same season. Herbert\u2019s 2025 earnings include a $15 million base salary plus a massive $45 million signing bonus, giving him a full $10 million edge over the three-time Super Bowl champion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-5\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">That gap, however, won\u2019t last long. By 2026, Mahomes\u2019 cash flow jumps to $56.7 million, while Herbert\u2019s drops to just $24 million. The difference lies in how their contracts are structured. Herbert\u2019s deal was designed so his cap hit never exceeds 20 percent of the Chargers\u2019 salary cap, giving the team flexibility.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-6\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">Mahomes, on the other hand, will see his contract take up more than 20 percent of the Chiefs\u2019 cap space in both 2026 and 2027, though it remains under 11 percent in 2025.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-7\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">So why is <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> still earning less than today\u2019s going rate for elite quarterbacks, north of $55 million per year? The answer lies in timing and intent. Back in 2020, $45 million annually set the market. And the two-time MVP, unlike many others, has resisted pressing for a renegotiation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-content-block-8\" data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\">Instead, he has prioritized giving the <strong>Chiefs<\/strong> breathing room under the cap, allowing them to sign free agents and extend core players. For him, the trade-off is clear: keep the team competitive and keep winning Super Bowls.<\/p>\n<section>\u00a0<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Mahomes will earn $50 million in 2025 thanks to his contract restructuring but will still earn less than Herbert&#8217; who will earn $60m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udcb0 Patrick Mahomes\u2019 New Deal Can\u2019t Keep Up \u2014 Still Trails Justin Herbert by $10M in 2025 \ud83e\udd2f - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31584\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udcb0 Patrick Mahomes\u2019 New Deal Can\u2019t Keep Up \u2014 Still Trails Justin Herbert by $10M in 2025 \ud83e\udd2f - 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