Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase Has Specific Goal for New Contract

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase Has Specific Goal for New Contract

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has a fairly simple goal for his new contract.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported earlier this week that Chase is using Justin Jefferson’s contract as a framework for his deal. That is true in the most literal sense, as Chase supposedly wants to beat the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver’s number by at least one cent.

 

 

“My understanding is the two sides are still discussing a potential 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 in fact the goal by Ja’Marr Chase,” Rapoport said.

 

 

For context, Jefferson got a four-year, $140 million deal from Minnesota earlier in the offseason.

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase Has Specific Goal for New Contract

Chase has long said he intended to use Jefferson’s deal as a template for his own. Chase has become a dominant force in his own right, with three straight 1,000-yard seasons to open his career, putting him not too far off of his former college teammate.

 

 

For the moment, Chase and the Bengals have no deal in place, though they are still talking. At the very least, Cincinnati should clearly understand what he wants.

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