Joe Burrow contract theory

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(08-08-2023, 06:07 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Yeah, it's a very long contract with big roster bonuses and low salaries until the later stages of the contract. He's the best QB in the league with a $39MM cap hit this year. Last year, it was a $35MM cap hit. He's probably going to end up re-negotiating it at some point, but his contract is an absolute steal right now. 

That some point is this offseason, heading into only the 2nd year of the 10 year extension. 

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/expect-patrick-mahomes-to-again-be-the-highest-paid-player-in-league-history-before-week-one

A good format is less good if you have to give more money just a couple years later. 

Also it is only a $39m cap hit this year because they did signing bonus cap gymnastics to bring it down $9.6m in March, as it was $49.3m. It's the second time they've done it with him in 3 years. The Bengals are less of players in the cap gymnastics game because it requires spending large sums of cash up front.