The Bengals know that keeping Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins together won’t be easy—or rather, cheap. It’s easy enough to write up the contracts, but another matter to account for them against the salary cap. Still, reporter Paul Dehner Jr. argues that is what the Bengals need to do—for the good of the team.
Writing for The Athletic, Dehner argues that, “in a vacuum, moving on from Higgins is the correct football move”. The only problem is that the Bengals don’t exist in a vacuum, nor does Burrow, their franchise quarterback.