NFL Contract Extensions

The NFL season kicks off on Thursday 7th September when current Super Bowl holders Kansas City Chiefs welcome the Detroit Lions to the Arrowfield Stadium. If the NFL odds are to be believed, Patrick Mahomes and his Chiefs teammates will be in the reckoning for the Vince Lombardi trophy once again.

A lot can change between now and the season opener though with plenty of sports business still left to be done. In this article we take a look at five of the most potentially important contract extensions ahead of the 2023 season, read on to find out all about them.

Joe Burrow

The Cincinnati Bengals are once again in the running for football's top prize. Key to their Super Bowl push will be quarterback Joe Burrow who threw for 4,475 yards last season. The Bengals don't need to extend Burrow's contract for fear of losing him, rather they need to extend his contract to save themselves some cash.

Jalen Hurts signed an extension at the beginning of the offseason which made him the highest-paid player in league history. Shortly after that, Lamar Jackson's contract extension saw him take the crown of highest-paid player in the league with his million a year deal exceeding Hurts' by million.

When it comes to renewing Burrow's contract, the pressure will be on the Bengals to make him the highest-paid player. If they can get ahead of the curve and sign the extension now before anyone else takes the mantle from Jackson, they'll save themselves some cash in the long run.

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(Joe Burrow is a key piece of the puzzle for the Bengals.)

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