{"id":213204,"date":"2025-07-17T03:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/213204\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T03:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T03:27:17","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-make-94-million-history-and-give-patrick-mahomes-the-most-expensive-protector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/213204\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs make $94 million history and give Patrick Mahomes the most expensive protector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The visceral taste of the Super Bowl LIX beating the Kansas City Chiefs took from the Philadelphia Eagles seems to still be in KC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/patrick-mahomes\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> got beat up for four quarters, and general manager Brett Veach knew he had to act in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 26: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs shakes hands with Trey Smith #65 after defeating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.  (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)\" height=\"619\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2196124041.jpg\" data-caption=\"Head coach Andy Reid gets to keep Smith in Kansas City for a long time\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2196124041.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Andy Reid gets to keep Smith in Kansas City for a long timeCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Look no further than the historic $94 million investment the organization just made to one of Mahomes&#8217; biggest protectors.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs have extended Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith to a four-year, $94 million deal that includes $70 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid guard in NFL history.<\/p>\n<p>It is also the highest-average annual salary and the most guaranteed money ever awarded to an NFL guard.<\/p>\n<p>Veach and head coach <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/andy-reid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Andy Reid<\/a> don&#8217;t want to see their franchise quarterback on his back, like he was over and over again in the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/super-bowl\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Super Bowl<\/a>, to the tune of six sacks and a handful of more pressures.<\/p>\n<p>Smith will help with that.<\/p>\n<p>He was originally a sixth-round pick in 2021 out of Tennessee and quickly became a starter, earning the trust of the coaching staff and his quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Smith would help the Chiefs win back-to-back Super Bowls in 2022 and 2023, while having the best season of his career to date in 2024 while making his first Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs inked Smith to a long term extension moments before the trade deadline to do so, as they had already designated the $23.4 million franchise tag\u00a0on their standout offensive lineman.<\/p>\n<p>Now Smith can head into the season with peace of mind, knowing his long-term future is secured.<\/p>\n<p>And for the first time in over two years, the Chiefs will head into the year without the designation as defending champs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 27: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass as Trey Smith #65 of the Chiefs blocks Tyree Wilson #9 of the Las Vegas Raiders in the third quarter of their game at Allegiant Stadium on October 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Chiefs defeated the Raiders 27-20. (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)\" height=\"639\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2181517569.jpg\" data-caption=\"Smith has protected Mahomes for the last four seasons\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2181517569.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Smith has protected Mahomes for the last four seasonsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Reid has sent a message to his team as the 2025 season approaches, specifically to Smith and the offense and wanting to kick it into high-gear right away. Just ask wide receiver Xavier Worthy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coach Reid told us during OTAs Phase 1, &#8216;When you come back, get your hamstrings ready,&#8217; &#8221; Worthy told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/kay-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Kay Adams<\/a>\u00a0during an appearance on\u00a0FanDuel TV&#8217;s &#8220;Up and Adams&#8221;\u00a0show.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, we kind of knew that we were going to be going a little deep during practice. We kind of got our bodies and our minds ready for what we&#8217;re going to be doing in practice.<\/p>\n<p>Reid wants to get that sour taste from last year&#8217;s ending out of their mouths, and he&#8217;s ready to start fast, and Worthy will be a big piece to that, with an expected jump in responsibility and production as he heads into Year 2.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like they started using me a lot underneath,&#8221; Worthy said, &#8220;and I can get started over the top because me and Pat are building that rapport together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to build it in training camp. We got it going at the end of the Super Bowl a little bit, so that was a great feeling to be able to connect deep towards the end of the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans shocked to learn daughter of $1.6bn Kansas City Chiefs owner is dating son of ex Chiefs quarterback<\/p>\n<p>NFL&#8217;s Greatest&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752722837_99_HB-TALKSPORT-OFF-PLATFORM-NFL-QB.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">Ranking the top 10&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Worthy knows what his quarterback wants out of him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He really just wants you to get open,&#8221; Worthy said of Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it&#8217;s really about understanding the route and what freedom you have in the route. Sometimes, you have a route that you don&#8217;t have freedom, and you have to run as is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Or, you have a little bit of freedom, but you have to stay on a little bit of timing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With Smith back in the fold at guard, that only strengthens a potential deadly offense in KC.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in what feels like forever, the Chiefs aren&#8217;t heading into the season as the hunted. Watch out.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1945178397816111176\/history\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The visceral taste of the Super Bowl LIX beating the Kansas City Chiefs took from the Philadelphia Eagles&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[115,501,346,7,32472,44688,4463,118,110,2438,2437,6,499,10302,500,1216,44689,1080],"class_list":{"0":"post-213204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-afc","9":"tag-andy-reid","10":"tag-chiefs","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-franchise-tag","13":"tag-highest-paid-guard","14":"tag-history","15":"tag-kansas-city","16":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","17":"tag-kansascity","18":"tag-kansascitychiefs","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-patrick-mahomes","21":"tag-super-bowl-lix","22":"tag-travis-kelce","23":"tag-trey-smith","24":"tag-who-was-the-highest-paid-guard-in-nfl-history","25":"tag-xavier-worthy"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114866451216508937","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}