Interesting stuff.
The Cincinnati Bengals are trying to find their footing with the 2024 season underway. After taking a tough loss to the Kansas City Chiefs this past Sunday, there is some positivity you could draw from the first two weeks.
Joe Burrow is coming off a wrist injury that sidelined him for the last seven games of the 2023-24 season, and is looking like he will be able to return to his old self in no time. It has also come out that the franchise got some cap relief due to a portion of his contract being insured during his injury last season.
Joel Corry of CBS Sports was asked about the cap relief on Burrow’s deal, and it appears the Bengals saved some space. According to Corry, the franchise has gotten $163,870 of 2024 salary cap relief due to the policy.
The Bengals have gotten $163,870 of 2024 salary cap relief from Joe Burrow’s wrist injury that kept him out of 2023’s last 7 games because $59.5M of his contract extension was insured at signing. https://t.co/CJkzVwbLd7
— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) September 19, 2024
The relief is not a lot overall, but it does help a tad.
So far this season, Burrow has posted 422 yards on a 67.7 completion percentage and two touchdowns. He will get the chance in primetime on Monday night to help push the Bengals to their first win of the season, as well as continue to show how healthy he really is.
Who Dey!
