Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase wants record-setting contract that tops Justin Jefferson deal by one penny, per report

If the Cincinnati Bengals want to get an extension done with Ja’Marr Chase before the start of the season, it looks like they’re going to have to write a pretty hefty check to make it happen. 

Chase, according to NFL Media, wants a new deal that will make him the highest-paid receiver in NFL history. That title currently belongs to Justin Jefferson, who got a new four-year, $140 million extension in June. Chase isn’t looking to blow that deal away. Instead, he simply wants to beat it by ONE PENNY. 

“My understanding is that the two sides are still discussing a long-term extension, that, if he got it, would make him either: Tied for the highest-paid receiver with Justin Jefferson, or beating Justin Jefferson by one cent, which I believe is the goal by Ja’Marr Chase,” Ian Rapoport said this week. 

That’s right, Chase wants to beat Jefferson’s deal by a single cent, so it appears that a four-year extension worth $140,000,000.01 will get the job done. Chase and Jefferson were former teammates at LSU, so it’s not a huge surprise that the Bengals receiver wants to top his buddy. 

Although it’s a hefty price to pay, it would make some sense for the Bengals to get a deal done now. Chase still has two years left on his rookie deal, unlike Jefferson, who only had one season left when he signed his extension. 

For the Bengals, the advantage of doing a deal now is that they would be able to spread out Chase’s cap hits over six seasons. Chase is set to make just $1.055 million in base salary this year followed by a fifth-year option in 2025 that would pay him $21.82 million. If the Bengals matched Jefferson’s deal (or gave him one cent more), they’d have Chase under contract for the next six years for a total of $162.88 million or $27.15 million per year, which sounds much more team friendly than $40 million per year. 

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-08-29 15:12:11

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