The coronavirus put a halt to virtually every major sport in the world, but it couldn't stop the sports business from booming -- at least if you're an elite athlete, the best of the best.
Last March, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout signed the largest contract in professional sports history, worth $426.5 million. Just sixteen months later, despite a pandemic that has wreaked havoc across the globe, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has topped Trout.
Patrick Mahomes' deal could surpass half a billion dollars:
ud83dudcb5 10-year extension worth up to $503 million
ud83dudcb5 Includes $477m in guarantee mechanisms
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