Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes signed the richest contract in NFL history last July when he inked a 10-year, $450 million contract extension, but Mahomes wasn’t the only player in the NFL in 2020 to sign either a massive free-agent contract or extension. In fact, not including Mahomes, 50 players agreed to deals during the year with values of at least $42 million.
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Mahomes’ contract includes $63.1 million in guaranteed money at signing, and it carries a maximum guarantee of $148.5 million. As astronomical as those numbers are, they still fall way short of the money the Los Angeles Angels will pay to outfielder Mike Trout based on the 12-year, $426.5 million pact he signed in 2019. Major League Baseball contracts are fully guaranteed, after all.
So, while Mahomes is clearly the headliner when it comes to major NFL contracts, who else put pen to paper on a big deal in 2020?
Here’s a closer look at the biggest deals signed last year.
Last updated: Jan. 19, 2021
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Phelan M Ebenhack/AP/Shutterstock / Phelan M Ebenhack/AP/Shutterstock Broadimage / Shutterstock.com Position: Quarterback
Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Age: 43
Years on contract: 2
Total value of contract: $50 million
Guaranteed money: $50 million
Gregory Payan/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Cornerback
Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Age: 30
Years on contract: 3
Total value of contract: $50.05 million
Guaranteed money: $30.05 million
Ron Schwane/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Inside linebacker
Team: Miami Dolphins
Age: 29
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $51 million
Guaranteed money: $30 million
Michael Wyke/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Defensive tackle
Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Age: 26
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $53 million
Guaranteed money: $20.25 million
David Richard/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Inside linebacker
Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Age: 27
Years on contract: 5
Total value of contract: $53.75 million
Guaranteed money: $21.5 million
Andrew J Kramer/CSM / Shutterstock.com Ed Zurga/AP / Shutterstock.com Gregory Payan/AP / Shutterstock.com Eric Christian Smith/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Inside linebacker
Team: Houston Texans
Age: 26
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $58 million
Guaranteed money: $32.5 million
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Jennifer Stewart/AP/Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com Gene J Puskar/AP/Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com Position: Defensive tackle
Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Age: 31
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $65.6 million
Guaranteed money: $26.25 million
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Team: Green Bay Packers
Age: 25
Years on contract: 5
Total value of contract: $75 million
Guaranteed money: $40 million
Butch Dill/AP/Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com Stephen Brashear/AP/Shutterstock / Stephen Brashear/AP/Shutterstock Position: Tight end
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Age: 27
Years on contract: 5
Total value of contract: $75 million
Guaranteed money: $40 million
©David Becker/AP/Shutterstock Position: Defensive tackle
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Age: 26
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $80 million
Guaranteed money: $60 million
©Kyusung Gong/AP/Shutterstock Position: Wide receiver
Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Age: 28
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $80.1 million
Guaranteed money: $43 million
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Chris O'Meara/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Defensive tackle
Team: Indianapolis Colts
Age: 26
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $84 million
Guaranteed money: $44.38 million
Tony Avelar/AP / Shutterstock.com Position: Defensive end
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Age: 27
Years on contract: 5
Total value of contract: $85 million
Guaranteed money: $40 million
John Fisher/CSM / Shutterstock.com Jason Pohuski/CSM/Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com Gene Puskar/AP/Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com Chris O'Meara/AP / Shutterstock.com Kyusung Gong/AP/Shutterstock / Shutterstock.com Patrick Semansky/AP / Shutterstock.com AP / Shutterstock.com ©Brett Carlsen/AP/Shutterstock Position: Defensive end
Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Age: 25
Years on contract: 4
Total value of contract: $135 million
Guaranteed money: $102 million
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Joel Anderson contributed to the reporting for this article.
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