Since Brett Veach became Chiefs general manager in 2017, every move has been a calculation toward preparing to make Patrick Mahomes the highest-paid quarterback in the league. Certainly the Chiefs have an advantage to spend money elsewhere while Mahomes is on his rookie contract, but Veach’s plan all along has been to figure out how to build a team around his quarterback for the long haul. https://www.theringer.com/nfl-preview/2019/8/9/20798090/patrick-mahomes-chiefs-contract-extension
The Chiefs Have a Plan for Patrick Mahomes’s Upcoming Mega-extension
August 10, 2019