The Bengals (Ja'Marr Chase) and Cowboys (Micah Parsons) are two teams that will be directly affected by the Myles Garrett deal—with the bar for non-QBs rising to $40 million per. The longer you wait ...

The Cincinnati Bengals and paying top players big money hasn’t always been a pairing that has gone together. However, they did make Joe Burrow the highest-paid player in the NFL for a time and may look to set another benchmark for Ja’Marr Chase.

It’s possible that he may be a little confused by the Bengals using the franchise tag on Higgins when they’ve stated their hope of signing him to a long-term deal. A franchise tag can be a temporary placeholder before a long-term deal, but it can also just be a one-year contract.

Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and the franchise remain "far apart" in contract extension talks, according to a report from Diana Russini of The Athletic. According to Russini, the Bengals are prioritizing an extension with Chase over teammate Tee Higgins.

The Bengals have yet to write any literal new checks to receiver Ja'Marr Chase. The figurative check written at the Scouting Combine keeps getting more expensive. “He is going to end up being the No.