Under head coach Zac Taylor, the Cincinnati Bengals have developed a potent offensive approach, but there are serious worries about the team’s future wage limit predicament. Superstar wide outs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins’ combined salary cap weight is enough to cost this team the remaining talent on their squad, even after quarterback Joe Burrow inked a massive $275 million deal extension. If this team wishes to extend Burrow’s Super Bowl window, they will need to examine their financing carefully.
Although losing local stars is never something anybody wants to experience, Cincinnati must take note of what has happened with Higgins. If this team had dealt him a year ago, they would have received at least a first-round pick in the NFL Draft; however, as it is, they are sitting with a disgruntled player who will probably only earn them a second-round pick. Although every fan in the city would prefer to see the gifted receiver stay on the club, the team should have taken firm action last season instead of continuing to put off the inevitable contract dispute, as it appears they have.
Although many supporters anticipate that this team will trade Higgins in the next months, Chase is practically two years away from a similar circumstance at a significantly higher cost. It is anticipated that Chase will cost the team at least $35 million a season, following the absurd contract that the Vikings signed former OPOTY award winner Justin Jefferson to. Higgins has stated that he would be content to accept about $23 million a season, but Chase will demand an additional 50%.
