Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes values ‘winning rings’ over ‘making money at this moment’

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Patrick Mahomes may be the best quarterback in the NFL, but he isn’t necessarily paid like it. 

Fresh off winning his second Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, Mahomes will enter the 2023 NFL season as the seventh-highest-paid quarterback in terms of average annual salary. 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes warms up before Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

But the two-time MVP doesn’t seem overly concerned with his pay compared to other players at his position. 

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"Me, my agent, and the team, we always keep open communication. And we try to do whatever is best for the team but obviously, I want to do what’s best for myself as well," Mahomes told reporters on Wednesday when asked about his contract. "At the same time, I've always said I worry about legacy and winning rings more than making money at this moment. We see what's going on around the league, but at the same time, I'll never do anything that's going to hurt us from keeping the great players around me. So it's kind of teetering around that line."

Mahomes signed a 10-year extension worth $450 million in 2020, becoming the highest-paid player in NFL history. 

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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson warms up prior to the Denver Broncos game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 4, 2022. (Mitch Stringer-USA Today Sports)

But even though multiple quarterbacks have passed him in terms of annual salary, including Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts