Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said at the NFL Scouting Combine that he wanted Higgins and wanted to reward Chase as the highest-paid, non-quarterback in the NFL. He got both of those deals done in the end.

The Cincinnati Bengals are close to contract extensions with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins during the free-agency frenzy. Monster contracts like that, funnily enough, will create cap space for the team through a few different means,