Kansas city Chiefs and Creed Humphrey Reach $72M Deal to Make Humphrey the Highest Paid C Joseph Zucker 23 August 2024 According to Ian Rapoport of
NFL Network, the Kansas City Chiefs and veteran center Creed Humphrey have reached an agreement on an extension that will allow him to reset the
market for the position. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that the deal is for $72 million over a four-year period. It also comes with a guaranteed $50
million. According to Spotrac, Frank Ragnow of the Detroit Lions previously earned the highest compensation of any full-time center at $13.5 million
annually. Humphrey, who was selected in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, has completed his first three seasons without missing a game. In addition to
being a reliable option for Kansas City, he has become a strong interior blocker, which makesthe 2022 and 2023 Pro Bowl. NFL Network’s annual poll
of the top 100 players left him out, while Pro Football Focus’s Sam Monson was more forgiving. His peers in the league did not include him. At position 30, he
had the 25-year-old: “Despite having only played three NFL seasons to date, Creed Humphrey currently has the best argument to be considered the top center in
the game following the retirement of Jason Kelce. Of the three, 2023 was his worst year, and it was also the first in which he failed to receive an overall PFF
grade of at least 90.0. In his three seasons of play, he has only given up 44 total pressures because to his excellent run blocking.” A team-friendly agreement,
Patrick Mahomes’ 10-year, $450 million extension was made when he initially
