Update On Burrow's Extension

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(04-17-2023, 09:36 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: He is on the final year of a 4yr/$6m rookie contract. That's why it is starting out so low. 1 year of his extremely cheap rookie contract and 5 years of extension. True guaranteed money is $110m, guaranteed at signing. It's the 3rd most in the NFL.


Burrow's cap hit this year alone as a 1st overall pick ($11.5m) is almost twice that of Hurt's entire 4 year rookie contract, and depending on how they do the extension, Burrow also has a $29.5m 5th year option. So while it takes a little bit to ramp up to the big cap hits, Burrow will start with a much higher floor of cap hits.

Is the $110 confirmed or just Spotrac’s estimate? I saw it earlier being floated as the actual number but haven’t seen confirmation. I’ve also been told they think there may be void years on the back side to keep the numbers lower (Philly does it often). Even with his rookie year the low cap years the first two of new money are still surprisingly low.