Jalen Hurts finished runner-up to Patrick Mahomes in AP NFL MVP voting and lost again to him when Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs beat Hurts’ Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.

But now no QB is atop Hurts — Philadelphia’s franchise player is about to become the highest-paid player in average annual value in NFL history.

Hurts and the Eagles are set to sign one of the richest deals in NFL history, agreeing to a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.3 million guaranteed, The Associated Press reported. The deal was not yet final.

The Eagles announced Monday on social media that “QB1 is here to stay.”

“Keeping the main thing in Philly,” they tweeted, referencing one of Hurts’ mottos. “We’ve agreed to terms with Jalen Hurts on a 5-year extension through the 2028 season.”

Hurts, 24, was expected to receive $51 million per season — topping Mahomes and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers — and only Cleveland’s Deshaun Watson ($230M) and Arizona’s Kyler Murray ($189.5M) got more guaranteed money in a single deal.

Those numbers could be topped soon depending on how the contract situation between the Baltimore Ravens and QB Lamar Jackson plays out. In a series of tweets, the star quarterback said he requested a trade as of March 2. On March 7, the Ravens put the nonexclusive franchise tag on Jackson and said they were still hopeful they could reach a long-term deal with him.

If Jackson does come back without a new deal, he could play this season on Baltimore’s $32.4 million franchise tag.

Chargers QB Justin Herbert and Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow could each look to Hurts’ deal as a framework for their looming extensions.

Hurts delivered a record performance in the Super Bowl, throwing for 304 yards and a touchdown, running for 70 yards and three scores, and adding a game-tying 2-point conversion. Hurts and Mahomes were the first Black QBs to face off in a Super Bowl.

Philadelphia went 14-1 in Hurts’ starts and he had 3,701 yards passing, 760 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns combined in the regular season. He led the Eagles to the top seed in the NFC and a playoff victory over the New York Giants and over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game.

The Eagles went 0-2 when Hurts sat out two late-season games because of a sprained right shoulder.

• The Chargers signed wide receiver Jalen Guyton to a contract.

Guyton spent the previous four seasons with the Chargers, but the team chose to allow him to become a free agent in March instead of tendering a contract. Guyton has 61 receptions for 1,023 yards and six touchdowns in the past three seasons but tore his ACL in September. He was in attendance for the start of voluntary team workouts on Monday.

An undrafted free agent out of North Texas, Guyton, 25, provided Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert with a big-play option by making four catches of 50-plus yards during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

• The San Francisco 49ers signed wide receiver Chris Conley to a one-year deal and re-signed defensive lineman Kerry Hyder Jr. The 49ers also announced that receiver Jauan Jennings signed his one-year exclusive rights free agent contract tender.

Conley played for Houston and Tennessee last season and had four catches for 48 yards in nine games. Conley has 217 career catches for 2,853 yards and 15 TDs in eight seasons with Kansas City, Jacksonville, Houston and Tennessee.

Hyder returns to the Niners after having 19 tackles, three passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one sack in 16 games last season. He has 21 sacks in 87 career games with San Francisco, Dallas, Detroit and Seattle.

Jennings had 35 catches for 416 yards and one TD last season.

• The Chicago Bears re-signed receiver Dante Pettis to a one-year contract.

Pettis had 19 receptions for 245 yards and three touchdowns, including two for more than 40 yards, last season — his first in Chicago. He also had 18 punt returns for 163 yards.

Pettis has 71 catches for 984 yards and 12 TDs in five seasons with San Francisco, the New York Giants and Chicago. He has returned 31 punts for 204 yards.

• The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms on a contract with former New England Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams.

Williams played the past four years for the Patriots, who drafted him in the second round in 2019 out of Vanderbilt. The native of Nashville, Tenn., has played in 36 regular-season games plus two in the playoffs. He was sidelined for the entire 2022 season with a shoulder injury.

Miami’s Wong turns to NBA draft

Isaiah Wong is going to try to make the jump from the Final Four to the NBA.

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s player of the year this season announced that he intends to forgo his remaining eligibility and leave Miami for the NBA draft. Wong led Miami by averaging 16.3 points per game this season, leading the Hurricanes to a 29-8 record and a spot in the national semifinals.

• The ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference announced their football partnership is now a new league known as the United Athletic Conference.

The nine schools in the two conferences have teamed up for football-only competition the last two seasons. The ASUN and WAC sponsor other sports but did not have enough schools competing in football to sponsor it on their own.

Starting in 2023, the UAC will have a recognized champion and automatic qualification to the NCAA Division I Championship Subdivision playoffs.

FCS is the second-tier of Division I below the Bowl Subdivision.

United Athletic Conference members span from Alabama to Utah. Current members include Abilene Christian, Austin Peay State, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, Southern Utah, Stephen F. Austin State, Tarleton State and Utah Tech.

Former IBU president indicted for corruption

The former president of the International Biathlon Union was indicted in his home country of Norway after accusations he took bribes, authorities said.

Anders Besseberg was president of the sport’s governing body for more than 20 years before stepping down in 2018, shortly after Austrian police raided the IBU headquarters. He denies wrongdoing.

Besseberg has been indicted on charges of aggravated corruption relating to alleged acts dating from 2009-18, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime said in a statement.

“The charges include accepting bribes in the form of watches, hunting trips and trophies, prostitutes and a leased car which he enjoyed the use of from 2011 to 2018 in Norway,” the statement said.