Rumor: Joe Burrow Waiting on Justin Herbert Before Signing Extension With Bengals?
CINCINNATI — Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio believes the Bengals and Chargers top players are waiting for each other to sign new contracts.
Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert are next in line to get massive quarterback deals.
"On the surface, Burrow should get a contract in a class above Herbert," Florio wrote. "But Herbert’s camp views him as the equal to Burrow. Throw in the fact that rival agents hope to one-up each other, and it has become a waiting game between the next two quarterbacks to be paid. Burrow’s camp wants Herbert to go first, setting the benchmark to beat. Herbert’s camp wants Burrow to go first, giving Herbert a ceiling that he can try to match — or maybe even to exceed.
"The teams benefit because the players aren’t agitating for deals, as they enter their fourth NFL seasons. By all rights, both should already have their contracts. And if they were ready to go, their deals likely would be done. This is believed to be about the broader dance among who makes how much, with agent competition and marketing at the heart of the situation."
Burrow's career arc speaks for itself when compared to Herbert's, but both have shown high heights as franchise players.
Alas, not much firm reporting is coming out of either the Bengals or Burrow's camp, as the two sides keep hold of the narrative by not leaking anything.
The wait continues for both as Cincinnati's training camp gets ready to open on Wednesday.
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