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Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 8m
#Bengals are finalizing a deal with QB Andy Dalton on a 6-year extension, source confirms. Pays him more than Kaepernick (ESPN 1st reported)

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet 5m
Will be curious to see final details of Andy Dalton’s contract. Early word was more fully guaranteed than Kaepernick’s $12.3M.

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 3m
There are 6 new years on the Dalton deal, beyond him already signed in 2014. So Bengals have his rights thru 2020

NFL on ESPN ‏@ESPNNFL 30m
BREAKING: Bengals + QB Andy Dalton reach agreement on 6-year, $115M contract ext


Breathtakingly dumb, unless it truly is like Kaepernick's deal.
Only way I see this making sense is if the salary numbers start low-ish (say, $14M?) and climb every year. If they're paying him anywhere near the average of 19M they're making a huge mistake.