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Ja'Marr Chase becomes NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback

cbssports.com — March 17, 2025 at 05:01 AM UTC

Ja'Marr Chase has signed a four-year, $161 million extension with the Cincinnati Bengals, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history with an average salary of $40.25 million. This deal surpasses the previous record set by Myles Garrett. Chase's contract includes $112 million in guaranteed money, breaking the record for wide receivers. He now ranks third among non-quarterbacks in guaranteed salary, behind Garrett and Nick Bosa. The new contracts for Chase and Garrett are expected to influence negotiations for other players, including Micah Parsons and Aidan Hutchinson, as the market for non-quarterbacks continues to rise.

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Bengals negotiating contract with Trey Hendrickson (nbcsports.com)

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Bengals sign key players, increasing pressure on Burrow (yardbarker.com)

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Bengals extend contracts for Chase and Higgins (triblive.com)

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Bengals' WR extensions may impact other player contracts (news.yahoo.com)

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Bengals secure $276M for wide receivers, face challenges (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Bengals sign Chase and Higgins to big contracts (cbssports.com)

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Tee Higgins secures contract extension with Cincinnati Bengals (yardbarker.com)

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Bengals prioritize retaining star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson (cbssports.com)

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Bengals extend contracts for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins (sports.yahoo.com)

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Bengals extend Chase and Higgins, Hendrickson's future unclear (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Bengals aim to keep pass rusher Trey Hendrickson (cbssports.com)

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Bengals extend Chase, Higgins for $276 million total (theguardian.com)

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Bengals sign Chase, Higgins to $276 million extensions (talksport.com)

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Bengals secure star receivers but limit free agency moves (theathletic.com)

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Bengals extend contracts for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins (thesun.co.uk)

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Bengals extend contracts for wide receivers Chase and Higgins (thescore.com)

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Bengals sign Chase and Higgins to four-year extensions (yardbarker.com)

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Chase, Higgins sign contract extensions with Bengals (baltimoresun.com)

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Bengals extend Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins contracts (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Bengals extend contracts for Chase and Higgins (nytimes.com)

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Bengals extend contracts for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins (sports.yahoo.com)

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Bengals extend contracts for Chase and Higgins (clickondetroit.com)

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Bengals extend Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins contracts (dailymail.co.uk)

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Bengals extend contracts for Chase and Higgins (news.yahoo.com)

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Bengals sign Ja'Marr Chase to long-term contract (marca.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase becomes NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback (cbssports.com)

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Bengals extend contracts of Chase and Higgins (thestar.com)

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Bengals WRs Chase and Higgins sign record contracts (yardbarker.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase signs record contract extension with Bengals (newsweek.com)

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Bengals sign Ja'Marr Chase to record contract (cbssports.com)

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Bengals extend Tee Higgins' contract, supporting Burrow's request (newsweek.com)

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Bengals re-sign Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins long-term (nbcsports.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase becomes NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback (sportingnews.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase signs record contract with Bengals (news.yahoo.com)

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Tee Higgins signs four-year extension with Bengals (sportingnews.com)

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Bengals secure contract extensions for Chase and Higgins (news.yahoo.com)

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Bengals secure Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins with extensions (yardbarker.com)

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Tee Higgins signs four-year, $115 million extension with Bengals (news.yahoo.com)

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Bengals secure Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins contracts (nypost.com)

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Bengals target Azeez Ojulari to improve defense (sportingnews.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase nearing record contract extension with Bengals (marca.com)

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Bears propose trade for Bengals' edge rusher Hendrickson (sportingnews.com)

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Bengals consider trading star defensive end Trey Hendrickson (sportingnews.com)

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Patriots' trade hopes for Tee Higgins have diminished (nesn.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase to become highest-paid non-QB in NFL (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Ja'Marr Chase expected to earn over $40 million annually (tmz.com)

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Bengals prioritize Tee Higgins’ extension over Ja'Marr Chase (yardbarker.com)

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Bengals negotiating long-term deals for Chase, Higgins (wcpo.com)

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Bengals nearing contract extensions for Chase and Higgins (newsweek.com)

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Bengals nearing contract extensions for Chase and Higgins (nbcsports.com)

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Bengals nearing contract extensions for Chase, Higgins (sportingnews.com)

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Bengals aim to make Ja'Marr Chase highest-paid non-QB (cbssports.com)

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