Things get tricky when teams try to keep a close-knit group of players, all of whom deserve to be paid at a high level together.
The Cincinnati Bengals are facing that situation right now with Trey Hendrickson and Tee Higgins both looking for a new deal, watching the team make their quarterback the highest-paid player in the NFL the offseason prior.
Burrow’s $275 million extension made him the highest-paid player in the NFL, and while he deserves that deal, things like that take up cap and paying Higgins and Hendrickson comes a more difficult situation.