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Zac Taylor won’t blame Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Trey Hendrickson contract disputes for 1-3 start

The Cincinnati Bengals are off to a bad start, having lost to the New England Patriots and Washington Commanders in ugly fashion already.

No doubt, the team had a rough offseason in which Ja’Marr Chase had a hold-in, Tee Higgins didn’t report to camp before eventually signing the tag, and Trey Hendrickson reportedly threatened to retire if he wasn’t traded.

But Zac Taylor isn’t going to blame his star players.

Here’s what he told Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer:

“I can’t point to that as the reason we’ve lost any of those games.