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Cory Woodroof

Everyone had the same thought about Joe Burrow after Justin Herbert agreed to his new contract

The NFL’s quarterback payment scale tipped further into the future on Monday after Los Angeles Chargers starter Justin Herbert agreed his expected contract extension with the franchise.

The deal gives him a $52.5 million-per-season average makes him the highest-paid quarterback per season in the NFL… until his 2020 NFL Draft companion Joe Burrow signs his contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, that is.

Yes, as great at it is for Herbert and the Chargers to get this massive deal done, all eyes went right to Ohio as to what the Bengals were going to do next about Burrow’s inevitable contract extension.

Burrow is perhaps the second-best quarterback in the NFL behind Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and he’s still playing on his rookie contract.

That will soon change, of course, as the Bengals are going to have to get Burrow on a new deal sooner than later. Now that Burrow’s fellow 2020 draft class member has gotten his big deal in Herbert, Burrow will surely want his.

People around the NFL world felt the exact same thing.

Everyone had the same idea.

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