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,

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.

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.

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

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.

In a recent NFL mock draft from Bucky Brooks -- the Bengals select Michigan tight end Colston Loveland. Brooks' reason is regarding a potential Tee Higgins exit, though it could r

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.

But after that, call it priority 1A, is how they plan bringing back Ja’Marr Chase, add Tee Higgins back in the mix and still have money left over to cover Burrow’s contract. ESPN has Higgins ranked as the No. 1 free agent.

The Pittsburgh Steelers could badly use a receiver like Tee Higgins, but would the Cincinnati Bengals actually let him leave?

CINCINNATI — Duke Tobin doesn't sound very optimistic about Cincinnati's chances of keeping Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase under contract for years to come. He discussed the "hard" task of pulling that off with The Enquirer's Kelsey Conway.

The possibility of the Packers signing wide receiver Tee Higgins just seemingly got a whole lot better after the latest update.