What's going on in Cincinnati?

[Direckshun]

Burrow is awaiting an extension. Here's a list of the free agents the Bengals will have in 2024:

DJ Reader
Tyler Boyd
Tee Higgins
Jonah Williams
Chidobe Awuzie

Ostensibly they're going to have to ink Chase sooner than later, as well.

Right now the Bengals have $60m in cap space for next year, which is a great amount, but it's pre-Burrow extension.

[Direckshun]

PFF (I know) projects that Burrow signs a 4 year contract worth $216m.

$54m/year

Seems reasonable, honestly. Would be fascinated to see how it's structured.

[AdolfOliverBush]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

PFF (I know) projects that Burrow signs a 4 year contract worth $216m.

$54m/year

Seems reasonable, honestly. Would be fascinated to see how it's structured.

That's a bargain, assuming he follows Mahomes' lead and take a relatively team-friendly deal.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

That's a bargain, assuming he follows Mahomes' lead and take a relatively team-friendly deal.

That is a bargain if he signed something like that although there is fewer years to move money around.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

PFF (I know) projects that Burrow signs a 4 year contract worth $216m.

$54m/year

Seems reasonable, honestly. Would be fascinated to see how it's structured.

They'd have a REALLY hard time signing him to that deal and keeping a quality team around him. I mean, unless they did the fancy new 'void years' thing and pushed all of the cap hits into seasons that don't actually exist.

In which case they'll have themselves a 4-year window and then cap Armageddon.

Then again, I believe the Saints are presently projected to be like $85 million over the cap next season without any draft picks signed so, I guess cap hell ain't what it used to be.

Those guys tapdance around raindrops every year and appear to just be waiting to bottom out altogether so they can nuke the whole thing.

[RedinTexas]

Cincinnati is a notoriously cheap franchise. You would have to think twice about signing a team-friendly deal with them. It doesn't mean that Burrow won't, but he might be thinking about a future that doesn't include the Bengals unless they fork over some serious coin.