Clark Hunt: The Chiefs Will Begin Contract Negotiations W/Mahomes This Summer

[tredadda]

What if the team were to give him a smaller base salary at say $25 million with easily achievable performance bonuses? Say something like get 3,000 yards passing and get another $5 million, have a winning record and get another $5 million etc..... is that possible? Is that even legal and how would that impact the cap if they did something like that?

[HayWire]

Originally Posted by tredadda

What if the team were to give him a smaller base salary at say $25 million with easily achievable performance bonuses? Say something like get 3,000 yards passing and get another $5 million, have a winning record and get another $5 million etc..... is that possible? Is that even legal and how would that impact the cap if they did something like that?

I believe it counts against next year's cap. If not you could make it even more ridiculous. 5 million base and 25 million bonus if he throws 5 touchdowns

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by tredadda

What if the team were to give him a smaller base salary at say $25 million with easily achievable performance bonuses? Say something like get 3,000 yards passing and get another $5 million, have a winning record and get another $5 million etc..... is that possible? Is that even legal and how would that impact the cap if they did something like that?

I don't think there will be many years in the deal with that large of a "base" salary.

It's going to be littered with roster bonuses, signing bonuses, restructure bonuses... so the team has flexibility and can afford to keep adjusting his deal.

Goff's deal has ONE season with a base that big (and it's $25 million exactly).