Joe Burrow: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback gets NFL record per-year wage, reports say
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Joe Burrow, seen right here throughout coaching camp in July, signed a five-year extension.
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow can have the NFL’s highest-ever wage by yearly common after agreeing to a five-year, $275 million extension with the staff, in keeping with a number of reports Thursday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the primary to report the information, citing unnamed sources.
The extension pays the 26-year-old $55 million per 12 months and consists of $219.01 million assured, in keeping with Schefter.
CNN has sought remark from the Bengals and Burrow’s illustration.
The $55 million per 12 months surpasses the typical wage of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, who averages $52.5 million per 12 months, in keeping with sports activities wage monitoring web site Spotrac.
Burrow was requested about the potential for signing an extension with the staff whereas chatting with reporters on Wednesday.
“That is the place I wish to be my entire profession,” Burrow stated. “We’re working towards making that occur. You already know you’ve seen what the entrance workplace has carried out, and what (coach) Zac (Taylor) has carried out of their time right here.
“I’m a small a part of that and I’m excited to be part of that. We now have nice individuals within the locker room that grind day by day, which can be excited to go and showcase their abilities and excited to do it within the metropolis of Cincinnati. We now have the very best followers. That is the place I wish to be.”
Burrow, who was the primary decide within the 2020 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State College, is coming into his fourth 12 months within the league.
Burrow’s rookie season was derailed after tearing his ACL and MCL in his left knee. He has since helped lead the Bengals to 2 consecutive AFC championship sport appearances in 2021 and 2022, and a visit to Tremendous Bowl LVI, which the Bengals misplaced to the Los Angeles Rams.
Burrow led the Bengals to a 12-4 record final season, throwing for 4,475 yards, 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. The Bengals would go on to lose to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the AFC Championship sport.
The Bengals are scheduled to open their 2023 common season on the street towards the Cleveland Browns, a divisional rival, on Sunday.
