Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is largely expected to be the next player to receive a gargantuan contract extension following the Chargers’ deal with Justin Herbert, which was agreed upon on Tuesday.
The five-year, $262.5 million deal Herbert penned in Los Angeles carries the highest average annual value of any contract in NFL history, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter indicated that record will almost certainly be broken when Burrow re-signs with Cincinnati.
Schefter said Wednesday that Burrow’s contract is expected to be signed at some point during the summer, and it will be “well north” of the deal Herbert signed with the Chargers.
