Overview
- CBS Sports reports multiple clubs plan to contact Cincinnati this offseason to gauge Joe Burrow’s trade availability.
- The Bengals are not entertaining a move, and Burrow has told reporters he expects to remain in Cincinnati in 2026.
- Burrow’s five-year, $275 million extension signed in 2023 includes a no-trade clause through 2029, limiting any potential deal.
- Anonymous executives say any package would need to be extraordinary, citing Deshaun Watson–level compensation or a 'Ricky Williams–type' haul, with the Jets noted for substantial draft capital.
- Speculation follows a season in which Burrow missed nine games with a toe injury and Cincinnati’s defense ranked near the bottom, as the club enters the offseason with significant cap space and a high draft pick to bolster the roster.