The Facts: Lombardi Trophy hoisted. Super Bowl parade completed. Now, the Kansas City Chiefs turn to business. The No. 1 priority this offseason is locking down Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes to infinity and beyond -- or really, for the foreseeable future. While Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt suggested K.C. could wait a year to do Mahomes' long-term deal, the most likely scenario is that the star QB has a whopper of a new contract before Kansas City kicks off the 2020 campaign. So what might the timeline for getting that massive deal done look like? NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that the most likely timetable for Mahomes' new deal is going to be sometime after the draft.
Diehards Line:There is little question that Mahomes will leapfrog Russell Wilson as the highest-paid player in the NFL, surpassing the $35 million-per-year deal of the Seattle Seahawks QB. There are several questions that the Chiefs and Mahomes must answer before a deal is consummated. First and foremost, will a new Collective Bargaining Agreement come together soon? A new CBA could change the outlook for both sides. The next question is how much of the cap space do both the Chiefs and their young QB want to take up with one player? Getting through the team-building process makes a post-draft timeline a likely starter when it comes to a new deal. We've seen many big QB contracts come down right before training camps kick off in July. ... We'll be following along every step of the way.