Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow agrees to a five-year, $275 million contract extension, becoming the highest-paid player in NFL history.
Travis Kelce has crossed over to pop culture icon. The face of the NFL is usually a quarterback, but the star tight end is in the spotlight as the Chiefs kick off the season Thursday.“This is where I want to be my whole career,” Burrow told reporters on Wednesday. “You’ve seen what the front office has done and what Zac has done in their time here. I’m a small part of that. I’m excited to be a part of that.
Burrow strained a calf muscle early in training camp and was out of action until last week. He said Wednesday he’s on track to start against the Browns on Sunday. The market for quarterbacks was set for Burrow in late July when Los Angeles Chargers QB Justin Herbert agreed to a five-year, $262.5 million extension.
Herbert’s total value and $52.5 million average per season surpassed the $260 million, five-year extension that Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson signed in April. Deshaun Watson agreed to a fully guaranteed $230 million deal with Cleveland in 2022.Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is in the third year of a 10-year contract worth $450 million, the largest overall deal for a quarterback.
Cincinnati picked up the fifth-year option on the 26-year-old Burrow’s rookie contract in April ahead of the expected megadeal, which wasn’t as quick to get done as both sides would have preferred.
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