Just as the 2023 NFL season was kicking off, Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow was becoming the highest paid player on a per-year basis. Ever. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Burrow has signed a 5-year, $275 million deal with the Bengals. The deal includes over $219 million guaranteed.
A record deal: Joe Burrow has reached agreement with the Bengals on an 5-year, $275 million extension that includes $219.01 million guaranteed and makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/6GttDs7zk6
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 8, 2023
The first overall pick over the 2020 NFL Draft, Burrow transformed the Bengals’ franchise and turned them into Super Bowl contenders, going to one before losing to the Los Angeles Rams.