Chase, Higgins, Boyd, Hurst........then who?

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(05-07-2022, 03:34 PM)tms Wrote: Once Burrow signs his second (first MEGA) deal, the Bengals will be priced out of carrying an elite supporting cast like they have now. It's an insane luxury to have arguably their top 3 talents on rookie contracts. Finding ways to turn water into wine is an inevitability for this team, for Burrow, but that's the nature of the beast in this league. They'll be fine as long as they keep him upright and the lines of communication open. This is what they signed up for.

They still have like 2-3 years after he signs his extension before the cap number will balloon to really be a problem. Just because he signs for $50m/yr or whatever doesn't mean he immediately start costing $50m against the cap. It'll take a couple years to ramp up to there.