3 weapons Chiefs could sign with Chris Jones extension money

Chiefs could extend Patrick Mahomes instead of Chris Jones

As important as Chris Jones is to the success of the Kansas City Chiefs, there is no player more vital than No. 15. Even Jones knows that. Veach’s primary job is to build a winning football team, but the Chiefs wouldn’t be nearly as successful without Patrick Mahomes. With that in mind, it’s time to increase Mahomes’ contract. He’s earned it.

Thanks to several other contract extensions signed at the position this offseason, Mahomes is now the seventh-highest paid quarterback in the NFL. That’s…relatively unbelievable given he signed a half-billion dollar contract just a few years ago. Yet, Mahomes AAV isn’t all that impressive compared to the rest of the league. Perhaps Veach should alter that before Mahomes and his agent set the terms.

Veach has been very open on this matter, and the answer was a little surprising:

“I don’t know,” Veach said. “On one end, we have Pat’s deal done. On the other end, we’ll certainly have to monitor the rest of these deals. We have a lot of years with Pat’s contract, so that’s something we’ll have to readjust as time goes.”

It’s great to have Mahomes under contract, but is it really worth the potential of making him unhappy over time?

The answer to that rhetorical question is an emphatic no. Mahomes is built the right way. He cares more about winning than his financials. Nonetheless, Mahomes also knows he’s the best quarterback in football. The Chiefs need to pay him as such.