Smith’s new deal, at $23.5 million per year, also guarantees the offensive lineman $70 million. The 26-year-old Smith becomes the highest-paid guard in NFL history, topping Philadelphia’s Landon Dickerson, who was extended last year at four years and $84 million on a contract with a $21 million average annual value.

Trey Smith’s transformation from sixth-round draft pick to Super Bowl starter represents one of the Kansas City Chiefs’ most impressive success stories in recent memory. Week after week, he has established himself as a cornerstone on one of the NFL’s most dominant offensive lines.