KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike DeVito never played with Patrick Mahomes, but the former Chiefs defensive lineman knows the quarterback's worth.
"He can almost single-handedly carry a team," DeVito said.
DeVito spent 2013-15 with the Chiefs, so he missed Mahomes by a couple seasons. But he's watched from afar in his home state of Maine.
"This is a great deal for Kansas City to get him locked in for 10 years," DeVito said. "Basically the bulk of his career."
Just two years in as being a starter, Mahomes has earned the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP accolades.
"Those guys are going to have to get finger implants for all the rings that they have," joked DeVito.
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— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) July 6, 2020
Mahomes will make an American sports record $477 million over the contract extension with incentives that could push it over $500 million. It's a mega-deal that will certainly affect the Chiefs' ability to sign other players on their roster.
But DeVito said that's OK.
"Mahomes is so good that I think those problems are worth having," DeVito said. "In 2014, Justin Houston had tied the sack record. And we finished 9-7. So, as great as it is to have a defensive lineman like that and can do it all and is that dynamic, it's Pat Mahomes that's going to win you Super Bowls."
