The total number aren’t in on Andy Dalton’s new six-year, $115 million deal, but Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Bengals believe in Dalton enough that he will earn more guaranteed money than Colin Kaepernick received from the 49ers.
#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) August 4, 2014
Will be curious to see final details of Andy Dalton’s contract. Early word was more fully guaranteed than Kaepernick’s $12.3M.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 4, 2014
In the end Andy Dalton didn’t need the rest of the world or the NFL to love him as a player, just the Cincinnati Bengals.