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Patrick Mahomes contract details: What is his salary and how many years does he have left?

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Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes played in his third Super Bowl in four years in February last year, and the fact that he is a repeat performer in so little time is testament to his skill and talent. The 28-year-old led his team to five consecutive AFC Championship games since he became its starter. A half-billion dollar deal Such excellent output from the signal caller was recognized by the franchise, and they made sure he would not go anywhere by signing him to a 10-year, $450 million contract extension in 2020. .@PatrickMahomes has been selected as our team winner for the league's Ed Block Courage Award. Congratulations, QB1 👏 pic.twitter.com/FSbAI1wdxi — Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 19, 2024 This deal was the biggest-ever in the history of the NFL , and the third largest in the world of sports . Mahomes only trailed behind top earner Lionel Messi , whom soccer club F.C. Barcelona once signed to a 4-year, $674 million agreement, and Crist...

Pennsylvania mummy known as 'Stoneman Willie' identified after 128 years of mystery

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After more than a century of being kept at a Reading, Pennsylvania, funeral home, a corpse that was mummified has been identified, according to the funeral home. More than 128 years after he died in a Reading, Pennsylvania, jail, a man who was accidentally mummified and left at a funeral home without any identification will finally get his long-awaited burial. Officials at Auman's Funeral Home, the Reading funeral home that has displayed what is known as "Stoneman Willie" for visitors since the body was brought there in 1895, said it has successfully identified the corpse and can now give it a burial. The funeral home has been holding special visitation hours for Willie all week in anticipation of a grand burial ceremony on Saturday, where the deceased man's name will be revealed on his tombstone, according to Kyle Blankenbiller, the funeral home's director. The body of "Stoneman Willie", a jailed thief that died in a Pennsylvania prison in 1895 and was ...

Average long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% this week to highest level in more than 20 years

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in 20 years The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years, grim news for would-be homebuyers already challenged by a housing market that remains competitive due to a dearth of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to 7.09% from 6.96% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.13%. It’s the fourth consecutive weekly increase for the average rate and the highest since early April 2002, when it averaged 7.13%. The last time the average rate was above 7% was last November, when it stood at 7.08%. High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already unaffordable to many Americans. “With prices even higher than they were a year ago in many markets, crossing the 7% mortgage rate threshold again could be what s...