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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.
