Bengals make Ja’Marr Chase highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with new contract extension

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The Cincinnati Bengals have secured Joe Burrow’s top two targets for the next four years after agreeing to contract extensions with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, according to reports on Monday.

For Chase, his deal makes him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, #1, quarterback Joe Burrow, #9, and wide receiver Tee Higgins, #5, take the field as captains for the coin toss before the first quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (IMAGN)

The lucrative deals put an end to the uncertainty surrounding the two receivers, whom Burrow has long advocated for, and put both players at the top of the pay scale for their respective positions. 

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FOX Sports first reported the news of the deals. 

A source told The Associated Press that Chase inked a four-year contract extension worth $161 million, including $112 million guaranteed, putting him above Myles Garrett’s previous mark of $40 million a year. 

The deal comes as no surprise after director of player personnel Duke Tobin said at the NFL Scouting Combine last month that the goal was to give Chase a deal that would set the standard for NFL wideouts. 

Ja'Marr Chasem, #1, and Tee Higgins, #5, celebrate a touchdown. (IMAGN)

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"He is going to end up being the No. 1 paid non-quarterback in the league," Tobin said at the time. "We’re there. Let’s get it done. The earlier we can do some of this stuff, the freer it