Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1), quarterback Joe Burrow (9) and wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) take the field as captains for the coin toss before the first quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday,

Near the end of the season, serious momentum seemed to suggest the Cincinnati Bengals would be able to keep Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on long-term contracts. Now, a little pushback to the idea has arrived, courtesy of anonymous NFL executives.

The Bengals went into last offseason facing questions about whether they would be able to keep wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on the team for years to come.

The Bengals already gave Burrow a massive extension. Now they need to re-sign other important players such as Chase and Higgins. Star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson isn’t eligible for free agency until 2026, but working out an extension for him would make sense, too. The Bengals have around $46 million in salary cap space, per Ove r TheCap.

Joe Burrow's public attempts to encourage the Cincinnati Bengals to keep both of their star wide receivers don't seem likely to pay off. Per ESPN's

Joe Burrow believes the Bengals need to extend Ja'Marr Chase after his exceptfional 2024 season, making it a top priority this offseason.

CINCINNATI — PFF's Dalton Wasserman dropped one free agent that each NFL team needs to keep this offseason and Tee Higgins took the Bengals' top spot. Higgins is coming off a strong campaign with 73 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns (career-high) playing on the franchise tag.

The Cincinnati Bengals have a big choice to make about their team. They need to think about free agency and how to make their defense better.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin recently addressed the Hendrickson situation, but it hasn’t stopped some outside the organization from throwing out warnings. One such name is NFL insider Ari Meirov, who warned viewers that Hendrickson isn’t going to play on the final year of his current contract.

National Personality Says Ja'Marr Chase Will Want More Money Than Cincinnati Bengals Are Willing to Pay. Chase is entering his fifth NFL season. He had a record-breaking campaign in 2024.

Quarterback Joe Burrow is continuing to advocate for star receiver Ja'Marr Chase and several other Cincinnati Bengals teammates to be paid their fair share this coming offseason."Week in and week out,