Patrick Mahomes extension: How did teams pass on him in 2017?
By Felix Davila
The Patrick Mahomes extension shattered the record books.
The tenth overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Patrick Mahomes extension he just signed a massive 10 year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs. The new contract begs the question: how are the nine teams that passed on Mahomes doing now?
The football world has been craving some breaking news to interrupt the silence that COVID-19 has imposed on all of sports. And boy did the world get it. On Monday, the Kansas City Chiefs signed their star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, to a 10-year extension worth a whopping $450 million, with additional incentives that can push the value to $503 million in total worth. In addition, his contract has a $140 million injury guarantee and a no-trade clause. Mahomes is essentially a Chief until 2031.
The Super Bowl winner, and half-billion dollar man, is the quarterback that got Andy Reid his first Super Bowl title. He’s a quarterback with only two seasons as a starter on his resume, but accrued 5000 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns in his first full season as a starter and now a Super Bowl championship in his second. Mahomes was an impeccable draft pick by the Chiefs, but he fell all the way to tenth overall.
| Year | Rnd | Pick | Player | Pos | DrAge | Tm | College/Univ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | Myles Garrett | DE | 21 | CLE | Texas A&M | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB | 23 | CHI | North Carolina | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | Solomon Thomas | DE | 22 | SFO | Stanford | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | Leonard Fournette | RB | 22 | JAX | LSU | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | Corey Davis | WR | 22 | TEN | West. Michigan | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | Jamal Adams | S | 21 | NYJ | LSU | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | Mike Williams | WR | 22 | LAC | Clemson | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | 21 | CAR | Stanford | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 9 | John Ross | WR | 22 | CIN | Washington | College Stats |
| 2017 | 1 | 10 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | 21 | KAN | Texas Tech | College Stats |
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/8/2020.
How nine teams passed on a rare talent at quarterback is something. The NFL Draft is an intense process because things like this can happen. And, most certainly, those nine teams are kicking themselves at the thought that Patrick Mahomes could’ve played for them. How are those teams doing now? How have they lived with the harsh reality of not only losing out on Mahomes but actively ignoring him by not selecting him? We investigate the fallout from what’s now a huge draft blunder.