The Bengals have been negotiating a new deal with Joe Burrow for months, and with the offseason all but over, the front office’s current top priority is extending their franchise quarterback.
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Since we last learned in May that Burrow was taking a hands-on approach to negotiations, there haven’t been many updates. As Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic writes, there may be a reason for the holdup, with sources attributing the slow-going nature of negotiations to “outside forces at play.”
Dehner surmises that both the Bengals and Burrow may be waiting to see how Justin Herbert‘s negotiations unfold with the Chargers. That impending extension would be the “final piece of the puzzle” that would allow both Burrow and the Bengals to feel comfortable about the QB’s market.
Of course, both sides have kept negotiations “close to the vest,” and Dehner cautions that any reports on specific contract details would likely be speculation. In other words, there’s no reason for Bengals fans to fret over the lack of reports coming out of Cincinnati.
Burrow has quickly put himself in position to be one of the highest-paid QBs in the NFL, having guided the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance in 2021 before tossing a career-high 35 touchdowns during his third NFL season. Jalen Hurts and Lamar Jackson recently eclipsed the $50MM-per-year mark on their new contracts, and Burrow will likely be eyeing a similar payout on his next deal.
The former first-overall pick has one year remaining on his rookie pact, and he will be tied to a 2024 salary of $29.5MM given the Bengals’ decision to pick up his fifth-year option. There’s no true urgency to agree to an extension, but considering some of the other Bengals players due new contracts, some cost certainty at the QB position should only help the front office.
“we last learned in May that Burrow was taking a hands-on approach to negotiations”.
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems rather pointless to hire an agent for representation, then decide you’re going to adopt a hands on approach.
He probably is working hand in hand with his rep. Alot of NFL players don’t know anything about contracts. This is just a fluff article until real news comes out.
I believe he’s taking a thoughtful approach to this in much the same way Mahomes did. Oh, he’s gonna get paid in a big way, but he knows there’s gonna have to be some creative cap management in order pay others, especially Chase.
Since when is it a players job the worry about cap management? Why should he bend over and accept less than his worth just because the GM is incompetent and over spending elsewhere?
Read much? Who said anything about “bending over”? And how is it you can read “getting paid in a big way” as accepting less than what he’s worth? And I don’t even know where your GM rant came from. Sheesh.
Because he knows that he needs good players around him to win?
If the GM can’t put good players around a starting QB without exceeding salary cap limits then the owner needs to replace that GM with one that can do a better job.
It’s not the player’s job, but since he is the leader of the team, it makes sense he would want to be aware of what it takes to keep other great players. Also, it’s not just the amount, it’s the structure of guarantees and bonuses.
If a player is directing his focus on that stuff you mentioned then he isn’t focusing on what he’s actually being paid to do…work at improving his skill set and on field performance.
Not sure what makes this Paul Dehner Jr guy think he knows anything about the Bengals, but if he DID…. He would know that the Bengals don’t give a rat’s ass what the chargers do with herbert. The Bengals have almost ALWAYS done/announced extensions right around the beginning of training camp.
To be clear, you’re asserting that you know a lot about the Bengals, but you’re not familiar with “this Paul Dehner Jr guy,” who’s from Cincinnati, and was the Enquirer’s lead Bengals writer for a decade.
Interesting.
Joe is waiting on Justin and Justin’s camp is waiting on Joe!
I just want them both signed to decent contracts that allow the team to retain ‘other’ top end players and have funds for RBs