I Signed 2 years Contract For $57.5 Million” With Steelers’Ja’Marr Chase announce today

Next season, Joe Burrow is unlikely to have the Ja’Marr Chase-Tee Higgins wide receiver tandem.
Cincy will want money because Chase is anticipated to sign a large contract soon.

Ja’Marr Chase and wide receiver Tee Higgins were part of the receiving tandem that the Cincinnati Bengals just franchise-tagged, but quarterback Joe Burrow will most likely start the 2018 NFL season without them.

The 25-year-old Higgins was probably given the franchise tag this quickly in order to give the Bengals more time to arrange a trade for him with another team. Cincy will require all the additional funds available because Chase is anticipated to sign a big contract shortly.
Many Indianapolis residents appeared to believe that Tee Higgins’ early franchise status was solely for trading purposes.

“Dan Graziano of ESPN reported. “With a Ja’Marr Chase extension likely coming this offseason or next, Cincinnati might not be able to keep the band together around Joe Burrow much longer.”

With Higgins, 24, and Chase, 24, the league’s top receiving tandem. Burrow, who already has trouble maintaining his health, would suffer if they are divided.