Feel free to add Ja’Marr Chase to the list of players now publicly applying pressure on the Cincinnati Bengals about Tee Higgins.
Naturally, Chase was asked about the topic during his weekly presser and kept the same vibe as Joe Burrow before him.
“Tee deserves to be here. He wants to be here,” Chase said, according to Fox 19’s Jeremy Rauch. “It’s all about how they want to play it.”
Chase saying this publicly is a big deal, as it follows up on Burrow’s first message to the front office — and the second.
Also, considering he’s going to seek a market-resetting extension this offseason, too, Chase’s prior descriptions of this being like “chess” for the Bengals front office are apt.
Meanwhile, Higgins has parted ways with his agent and picked up the same agent as Chase.
The Bengals can and will have the cap space to keep both wideouts this offseason, especially with some careful structuring. With the pressure applied and the state of the roster otherwise, it might just be the play.
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