09-09-2023, 03:24 PM
(09-08-2023, 11:23 PM)Nepa Wrote: So, let's round up Mahomes 12-years to 40 million (unlike onceupon** who rounds 39,9 to 39). That contract was signed in 2020, in July, during the heart of the pandemic and for a 12-year total of over a half-billion dollars, and Mahomes is widely considered today to be grossly underpaid and to have a very team-friendly contract. Burrow's contract is $5 million more per year (over the 7 years Burrow is inked, or 45 million per year), when the NFL has recovered from the pandemic and is flush with new revenue streams, and has less guaranteed money than Deshaun Watson, yet Bengals fans are gripping that he gouged the Bengals?
This is a good deal for the Bengals and Bengals fans and a great day to be a Bengals fan. Do these fans remember what it was like for the decades before Burrow?
You thought Burrow would take a hometown discount. He clearly didn’t. Even the Bengals have stated Burrow will be paid “at the highest level ever provided in the NFL.” By convention, Burrow is now the highest paid player in NFL history despite whatever new math and mental gymnastics you want to use to disagree.
