Since Joe Burrow has been pulling the strings in the Bengals’ offense, things have been looking up in Cincinnati. Even before the quarterback starts his fourth NFL season, the playmaker has a hefty contract extension.
This was confirmed by NFL insider Ian Rapoport from the “NFL Network” on Thursday evening. “My understanding is that there is confidence that an agreement will be reached before kickoff on Sunday,” explained Rapoport.
“And of course Joe Burrow will become the highest-paid quarterback in the league. The question is, ‘how much?’ “Joe Burrow is already rich and he’s going to get richer,” said the journalist.
Should Burrow actually become the new top earner in the NFL, and it can be assumed that he will, more than $ 52.5 million a year would beckon him. Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is currently receiving this buzzer for his services.
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It is still unclear how high the salary will be and what the contract structure will look like. In any case, it will be expensive fun for the Bengals.
As recently as May, Burrow’s congenial partner, wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, revealed that Burrow was willing to take a pay cut so as not to burden the Bengals’ cap space too much.
“It means he wants to win,” the pass receiver said at the time in an interview with Bengals beat reporter Charlie Goldsmith of the Enquirer.
“He’s not a big guy when it comes to money. He knows he’s the best quarterback in the league. He doesn’t need the money to prove it. He wants to take care of the people around him and the team around him around,” Chase explained. The answer to what is true about this statement will apparently be available in a few days.
Fun Fact: Joe Burrow is handled by the same agent as 49ers defenseman Nick Bosa. He signed his long-awaited contract extension in San Francisco on Wednesday and has since become the highest-paid defender in NFL history at $34 million a year.