Bengals make Ja’Marr Chase highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with new contract extension

The Cincinnati Bengals person secured Joe Burrow’s apical 2 targets for the adjacent 4 years aft agreeing to declaration extensions with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, according to reports connected Monday.

For Chase, his woody makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, #1, backmost Joe Burrow, #9, and wide receiver Tee Higgins, #5, instrumentality the tract arsenic captains for the coin flip earlier the archetypal 4th of the NFL Week 18 crippled betwixt the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh connected Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (IMAGN)

The lucrative deals enactment an extremity to the uncertainty surrounding the 2 receivers, whom Burrow has agelong advocated for, and enactment some players astatine the apical of the wage standard for their respective positions. 

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FOX Sports archetypal reported the quality of the deals. 

A root told The Associated Press that Chase inked a four-year declaration hold worthy $161 million, including $112 cardinal guaranteed, putting him above Myles Garrett’s erstwhile people of $40 cardinal a year. 

The woody comes arsenic nary astonishment aft manager of subordinate unit Duke Tobin said astatine the NFL Scouting Combine past period that the extremity was to springiness Chase a woody that would acceptable the modular for NFL wideouts. 

Ja'Marr Chasem, #1, and Tee Higgins, #5, observe a touchdown. (IMAGN)

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"He is going to extremity up being the No. 1 paid non-quarterback successful the league," Tobin said astatine the time. "We’re there. Let’s get it done. The earlier we tin bash immoderate of this stuff, the freer it gives america to physique the remainder of the team. We person different needs that we privation to build, and truthful we privation to get these kinds of things done aboriginal capable to wherever we tin truly absorption connected gathering retired the remainder of the shot team, but they’re each priorities to america but the ones that aren’t signed, are the ones that are connected the array first."

Despite missing the playoffs for a second-straight season, Chase had a stellar show connected the field. He became conscionable the sixth receiver successful the Super Bowl epoch to pb the league successful receptions, yards receiving, and touchdown catches successful a azygous season. 

Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Tee Higgins, #5, and Ja'Marr Chase, #1, observe a touchdown during a crippled connected Nov. 17, 2024. (IMAGN)

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Higgins besides reportedly signed a four-year declaration hold worthy $115 million, making him the highest-paid No. 2 receiver ever, FOX Sports reported. 

Drafted successful the 2nd circular alongside Burrow, Higgins has proven himself a reliable No. 2. 

He had 73 receptions for 911 yards and tied for sixth this past play with 10 touchdown catches. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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