Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis says fans need to throw trust behind team president Mike Brown with a critical offseason looming.
Lewis told The 33rd Team that Brown will find a way to keep all of the core players, including Joe Burrow and the guys around him.
“We know how Mr. Brown is on that, now. He’s gonna make them all fit into that puzzle,” Lewis said. “He wants them all to fit so you don’t have to make decisions on guys based on what they make.”
There has already been plenty of momentum on this front as the Burrow extension figures to happen this summer.
Brown has never had a problem paying up big for his quarterbacks and Burrow won’t be any different. The star quarterback might even give the Bengals some slight help in this area too, with Ja’Marr Chase recently suggesting Burrow might take a contract that helps the organization pay up to keep all of his weapons, too.
Besides Burrow, Tee Higgins can sign an extension this summer and Chase becomes eligible for one next year.
While it won’t be simple — and names like Jessie Bates might be gone in the process — Lewis would know better than most how Brown and Co. will approach keeping this core together.
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