The Bengals have yet to write any literal new checks to receiver Ja'Marr Chase. The figurative check written at the Scouting Combine keeps getting more expensive. “He is going to end up being the No.

Don't look now, but the daily Ja'Marr Chase contract updates involving the Cincinnati Bengals will keep happening despite the wave of free agency news. Case in point, the Chase-Bengals-contract rumor that popped up during the scouting combine that suggested the two sides remain pretty far apart.

It’s possible that he may be a little confused by the Bengals using the franchise tag on Higgins when they’ve stated their hope of signing him to a long-term deal. A franchise tag can be a temporary placeholder before a long-term deal, but it can also just be a one-year contract.

While Ja'Marr Chase continues to negotiate an extension in Cincinnati, he wasn't pleased to see his teammate Tee Higgins receive the franchise tag.

The Cincinnati Bengals are poised to dole out a lot of money this offseason with wide receiver Tee Higgins, wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and edge rusher Trey Hendrickson all seeking new contracts.  Higgins,

The Cincinnati Bengals and paying top players big money hasn’t always been a pairing that has gone together. However, they did make Joe Burrow the highest-paid player in the NFL for a time and may look to set another benchmark for Ja’Marr Chase.