The Chiefs now have a quarterback under contract for the next 12 seasons.
They also have a 62-year-old coach.
But Andy Reid said during his videoconference about his star quarterback’s new deal that he’s suddenly feeling young.
“I haven’t gotten to the point mentally where I’m thinking about retirement,” Reid said. “I love doing what I’m doing. . . .
“If it takes me into my 70s, let’s roll.”
Mahomes and Reid have obviously formed a successful partnership, and there’s no reason to not continue it. As talented and deserving of the money as the quarterback may be, he also fell into the perfect situation, with one of the best offensive minds football has known, and Reid has developed him into the kind of player who gets monstrous contracts.