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Ben Baby
Cincinnati – Two of the largest stars of the Bengals could be obtaining new agreements soon.
The main office of the team is actively working to obtain wide receptors J’Mar Chase and Tee Higgins signed with the contract extensions as quickly as possible, sources told Adam Schefter from ESPN on Friday afternoon. The progress in the agreements for Chase, who is entering the final season of his rookie contract, and Higgins, who received the franchise label for the second consecutive year, has been carried out in recent days in long -term extensions.
When those who finally arrived in the books could end up being massive. The expectation around the NFL is that the CHASE contract will averaged between $ 40.1 million to $ 41 million, sources told Schefter, which would make it the best -paid non -quarterback in the history of the League. That Mark is currently in the hands of the defensive wing of the Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett, who signed its four -year extension worth $ 40 million per season on Friday.
The expectation among the executives of the League achieved by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN is that Higgins will win about $ 30 million per year in a new agreement, which would put its salary among the six to the best six in the NFL.
Development occurs after a slow week for Cincinnati at the beginning of free agency. The largest agreements were to sign the BJ Hill defensive Tackle to a three -year contract that averages $ 11 million per season and the wing closed Mike Gesicki to a three -year contract with an average of $ 8.5 million annually. The Bengals signed former Green Bay Packers, TJ Slaton (two years) and signed the defensive wing Joseph Ossai (one year) for contracts that averaged $ 7 million annually.
Ossai, a third round selection in 2021, said that conversations about Higgins, Chase and the Defensive Wing Trey Hendrickson, who is also looking for a considerable extension, were understood during negotiations. Bengals are allowing Hendrickson to look for a trade.
When asked about the potential to retain the three players by 2025, Ossai raised his eyebrows and smiled at the high possibility.
“People would love to recover them,” Ossai said Friday. “The confidence they bring to the team, you will go out and you have, you know, Ja’mar and Tee as a tandem. You can win any game.”
Throughout the low season, the Bengals have been in favor of bringing Higgins and persecute despite prices.
In the NFL Scouting combines in February, the general manager of De facto, Duke Tobin, repeatedly declared the desire of the team to give Chase a record extension after its historic 2024 season that saw him win the triple receiver crown. Field Marshal Joe Burrow has also expressed about ensuring that the team finds a way to retain its best players.
