The signings of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins show who’s really in charge in Cincinnati: Joe Burrow
But waiting in the locker room was perhaps the most important one: Quarterback Joe Burrow, who showed the public who really is in charge. “I think everybody was confident we’d get Ja’Marr done,” Burrow told the Bengals’ website. “But to be able to get Tee done along with that speaks volumes about ownership, Duke, Zac.”
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The Bengals foolishly painted themselves into a corner with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins
That's what happens when you have generational talents like Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase and difference-making superstars like Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson. It will be a massive disappointment if this nucleus doesn't capture at least one Lombardi Trophy before the guys start hanging their cleats and shoulder pads up.
How Joe Burrow forced the Bengals to break the bank on new contracts for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins
The Cincinnati Bengals are one of only two teams in the NFL that don't have a general manager, but it seems like they might have one now: Joe Burrow. Sure, he's actually the quarterback, but he might as well be the Bengals' general manager because he was the catalyst for Cincinnati's two biggest moves of the 2025 offseason and those were the new deals for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins that came on Sunday night.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow threw his weight around by publicly pressuring the front office last year nearly ...
Big new deals for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins show Cincinnati's new QB1 has far more influence than the No. 1 pick of the past.
Against all odds, the Cincinnati Bengals seem to be keeping the band together. Admittedly, it did not look like it was ...
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