The Facts: Three years ago, Mahomes signed a long-term contract. At the time, the amount and the structure made it clear that the deal would quickly become obsolete. It already is. During draft weekend, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt addressed the Mahomes contract. Asked about a possible new deal for Mahomes, Hunt said (via the Kansas City Star) that “coming up with a dollar value for what Mahomes means to KC would be a challenging endeavor.” Added Hunt: “I don’t know that there’s really a way to quantify it financially. And, no matter what he makes over his career, I’m sure one way or another, he’ll be underpaid.”

Diehards Line: As PFT's Mike Florio pointed out, "That’s true. He always will be underpaid. But he’s currently grossly underpaid, in comparison to other quarterbacks who aren’t him. ..." With each new QB deal, including the five-year contract that Lamar Jackson signed last week making him the highest-paid player in the league (just a couple weeks after Jalen Hurts earned that same distinction, albeit briefly), Mahomes' contract becomes increasingly obsolete. Florio contends the most fair solution for Mahomes and the team would be for Mahomes to get a guaranteed percentage of the cap, every year of his deal. That would protect him against market changes sparked by the never-ending increases in the salary cap. And it would give the team certainty as to the cents-per-dollar available to put a team around him. "Other players have tried to get it," Florio wrote. "No team has agreed to do it. If Mahomes would demand it, he’d get it."