Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow is on the verge of settling his first NFL deal.
The recent No. 1 general draft pick agreed to terms on Tuesday for a four-year contract worth $36.1 million, a source told ESPNs Adam Schefter. The agreement is pending a physical that will happen later this week.
Burrow is anticipated to receive the whole of his $23.9 million signing perk within 15 days of an executed contract. Burrow and second-round choice Tee Higgins are the only Bengals who did not have actually deals signed as Cincinnatis veterans reported to the team center on Tuesday.
1 RelatedThe Bengals picked Burrow with the leading total choice in Aprils draft after the Bengals finished with the leagues worst record in 2019. Burrow won the Heisman Trophy and led LSU to a championship game.
Even without a contract with the Bengals, Burrow has actually invested the offseason preparing to potentially be the Week 1 beginning quarterback. In addition to getting involved in the teams virtual exercises, he carried out throwing drills near his youth house in southeast Ohio. Recently, Burrow has actually been found working out in Cincinnati with new teammates Sam Hubbard, Drew Sample and Freedom Akinmoladun in anticipation of training school.
In his final season at LSU, Burrow set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for most passing touchdowns in a season. He finished the year with a 76.3 completion percentage, 5,671 passing lawns, 60 goals and six interceptions.
