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Ravens DC says Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes 'underpaid' even if $1B

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Patrick Mahomes signed the richest valued contract in American professional sports in July, when he struck a 10-year, $450 million extension with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale, who faces Mahomes on Monday night, considers that a bargain.

"They could've paid him a billion," Martindale said Friday. "I'd still think he's underpaid."

Martindale has a lot of respect for the reigning Super Bowl MVP because Mahomes is the one quarterback who has consistently gotten the better of Baltimore. The Ravens have allowed the third-fewest passing yards in the league (203.