Somewhat lost in the chaos of the Cincinnati Bengals agreeing to a five-year contract extension with Joe Burrow was the impact it had on the Kansas City Chiefs.
After all, the announcement of the $275 million deal with $219 million in guarantees ($188 million more than any other player in Bengals history) just so happened to occur right as the Chiefs raised a Super Bowl LVII banner at Arrowhead while kicking off the 2023 NFL season on Thursday night.
Buy Bengals TicketsPetty? Tactical? Unintentional?
If nothing else, hilarious, given the intense rivalry that has suddenly popped up between two of the NFL’s best teams. Here are some of the best reactions from this revelation.
What fantastic timing by Joe Burrow and the Bengals to announce the extension during the Chiefs game 😂 pic.twitter.com/9lDO07kEkG
— Cincinnati 💔 (@CincyProblems) September 8, 2023
I was thinking all day "what if the Bengals drop the news as the Chiefs start playing football wouldn't that be funny"
and then they did it, the madlads
$55M a year to keep Burrow in Cincinnati through 2029 https://t.co/eqIxdD0vtT
— Jake Liscow (@JakeLiscow) September 8, 2023
Did the Bengals just steal the Chiefs’ thunder with a kickoff-timed announcement!?
— Rebecca Toback (@Rebecca_Toback) September 8, 2023
#Bengals and Burrow dropping this deal at kickoff of the 104th #NFL season is less about sticking it to the #Chiefs and more about NOT wanting all the attention.
It’s a good day to be a Bengals fan.
— Austin Elmore (@autyelmore) September 8, 2023
Stole Chiefs LT and now stole their spotlight..
You gotta love the Bengals!😈 pic.twitter.com/9RVE4tqHlR
— Chaston Scott (@CinCity808) September 8, 2023
petty af of the bengals to announce the burrow extension right when the chiefs game starts. i love it.
— brianna pirre (@bsp_13) September 8, 2023
Surely just a coincidence this Bengals news was announced during the Chiefs game https://t.co/xdoNkNZVtx
— Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) September 8, 2023
The Bengals announcing Joe Burrow’s extension minutes after the Chiefs kick off is so unnecessarily petty.
— Dave Kluge (@DaveKluge) September 8, 2023
The Bengals announcing Joe Burrow’s contract extension during the kickoff of the Chiefs game is incredible.
Planning: 💯
Execution: 💯— 🥔 (@salzmann__) September 8, 2023
Bengals vs Chiefs rivalry just went next level; announce the Burrow extension when Mahomes is kicking off the season opener pic.twitter.com/oG8Gga2q1U
— Todd Fuhrman (@ToddFuhrman) September 8, 2023
It’s funny, chiefs and lions are playing a game right now and everyone is talking about burrow and the bengals 🫢🫢
Who Dey!!!
— Lord Dylan Guthrie (@Dylanguthrie18) September 8, 2023
Love that the Bengals drop this news right as the Chiefs and Lions kick off the season😂 https://t.co/ofnD5GcP5q
— Madeline Adams (@MadelineAdamsTV) September 8, 2023
The Bengals leaking the news of Burrow’s extension as the Chiefs game starts is funny.
— Brandon Little (@BrandonLittleBL) September 8, 2023
bengals dropping the extension news at the same time the chiefs are playing.. pic.twitter.com/F4WdyzKPGh
— mary (@barzyhsx) September 8, 2023
They announced it during the Chiefs game too #Bengals pic.twitter.com/VujUctYfI4
— Christina | Paul Reed Victory Tour Guide (@wanderrlust) September 8, 2023
The Chiefs-Bengals rivalry is so petty and I love it
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) September 8, 2023
#bengals and #burrow grabbing all the attention and headlines during the opening quarter of the chiefs kickoff. Love it. #rentfree in #burrowhead 😂
— El Cachorro (@Vandynky) September 8, 2023
Next level trolling by the @Bengals announcing the Joe Burrow signing at kickoff. Another notch in the belt of the @Bengals @Chiefs rivalry
— Greg Nosar (@GregNosar) September 8, 2023
