He is one of the best paid athletes on the planet with record sponsorship contracts. However, few people know him in France.
It is a 29 -year -old phenomenon that could well enter the history of sport in the coming days. However, its name remains little known to the general public in France, even those who regularly follow sports news. Only the annual prize list of Forbes which gives the salaries and income of the highest paid athletes on the planet makes it possible to highlight its name a little more. At least on this side of the Atlantic …
However, a minority manages to follow its exploits in France: the assiduous (and morning) fans of the NFL, the prestigious US American football championship. Did you know that despite its low notoriety in France, the Kansas City chiefing quarterback is one of the most paid athletes in the world?
Patrick Mahomes promises to be one of the stars of the Super Bowl 2025 which is held this Sunday, February 10. Drafted in 10th position by the chiefs in 2017 after a remarkable university career, he immediately established himself as one of the best in his post, the prestigious quarterback. Its 10 -year and $ 450 million contract signed in 2020 is the largest in the history of the NFL in total value. He returned it to his franchise with 3 Super Bowls won in 2020, 2023 and 2024, adding MVP titles from the final and obvious selections to the stars match, the Pro Bowl.
Patrick Mahomes is no longer the highest paid player in the NFL, but that does not seem to disturb the quarterback of Kansas City. “It’s great for football,” he recently stressed in Usa Today about the sudden NFL wages inflation. Personally, I get out pretty well. ” Understandable tranquility in view of its colossal, the highest advertising revenues in the NFL!
The star thus combines the biggest sponsorship contracts, with brands like Adidas, State Farm and Subway. His sports specialty income was estimated at $ 25 million in 2024 (22 million euros) to which were added $ 56 million (50 million euros) of salary. Or a total of 72 million euros over the year, dizzying figures in a league in the middle of an economic boom and which places it among the best paid athletes in the world.
In total, according to Forbes, the 10 best paid NFL players had to raise $ 644 million in 2024. Patrick Mahomes occupied 2nd place in this ranking. The quarterback, however, made concessions, he who accepted in 2023-2024 a restructuring of his salary over the duration of the contract to allow the chiefs to keep or attract players likely to help him continue his domination. This Sunday, he will try with his franchise to win a 3rd consecutive Super Bowl, a first in history.