Joe Burrow, the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, has been one of the best quarterbacks in the past couple of seasons.
Breaking down the dollars, percentages and guarantees will be important in judging the specific successes of this agreement. But don’t let structure cloud the big picture. The Bengals had to find a way to get this done. They had to plan ahead, make uncomfortable decisions and ultimately spend more money on one player than any team in the history of the NFL.They just couldn’t screw it up. They couldn’t let it drag on through another year or more.
This was the most important task in an offseason full of them and the Bengals finished the job. —The largest guarantee the Bengals had ever given in their history was the $31 million handed over to tacklein March. The previous high was $30 million to Carson Palmer in 2005. There’s stepping out of your comfort zone and then there’s a reported $219 million out of your comfort zone.
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