Orchard Park, New York - Signing a record-breaking contract is a great way to start your weekend, especially if it’s filled with the most guaranteed money included in a single deal in NFL history.

By Friday night in Western New York, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (25) was confirmed to receive the most guaranteed money ever, as part of a six-year contract extension worth $258 million, ESPN insider Adam Schefter reported.

Allen will get $150 million of that total guaranteed, now a record in the league, topping Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, whose deal includes $141.5 million. Not bad for a guy who was within one game of the Super Bowl, with only more success to come, especially considering the talent he has around him!

The 2020 NFL MVP runner-up was very appreciative and committed to making sure the franchise will get their money’s worth.

"I think the way that we structured the deal was obviously a chance for both sides to get a fair deal and feel like they won," Allen explained to ESPN. "I'm not egotistical in how the money is put out or where it needs to be or how much it is. I want to win. Whatever it takes for us to win is what I'm willing to do."

Allen originally had his fifth-year option picked up in May, but that now seemed to be just the first step in a now blockbuster deal.

Allen’s new deal will keep him playing football in Buffalo just about as long as the greatest Bills quarterback in team history, Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, who led the Bills for 11 seasons.

After being drafted seventh overall in 2018, the highest a Bills quarterback was ever drafted, fans quickly began to see a player that would finally bring the franchise back to its glory days of the 1990s.

After a breakout year in 2019, a campaign that saw the Bills in the playoffs for the first time since 1999, Allen was determined to build on that progress in the next season. In 2020, he passed for 4,544 yards and 37 passing touchdowns, both franchise records.

He was also named to his first Pro Bowl, after leading the team to their first AFC East division title since 1995, and an appearance in the AFC title game, coming up short to the Chiefs.

With that kind of growth, development, and success on the field so far, it might’ve been somewhat expected for Allen to get paid what he deserves. But Allen’s looking towards the future, and towards bringing a Lombardi Trophy to Buffalo.

"I know they didn't pay me for what I've done," he said. "They did this because they expect me to continue what I'm doing, and expect me to go win this team some championships."