Of all people, you heard it first from late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon, who almost certainly wouldn't have asked the question if Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson or Wilson's representatives hadn't requested or at least approved it.
"I heard that in your next negotiation—your next contract—there's a possibility that you will be the highest-paid quarterback in the history of the league," Fallon said during Wilson's appearance on The Tonight Show last month.
"There's a great potential in that," Wilson responded. "We'll see what happens."
Barely two weeks later, Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times reported that the 30-year-old five-time Pro Bowler has given the organization an April 15 deadline to complete negotiations on a new deal ahead of a contract year.