03-11-2025, 12:41 PM
(03-11-2025, 12:25 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: The plyayer the Bengals have the biggest investment for 2025 of the big 3 as of now is Tee Higgins at over 26 million, then Chase at 21,6 and then Trey at 15,8.
The FO has a decision to make, but that decisiion can be made after the draft. The big 3 are under contract right now for 2025 so while the fan's urgency to get the deald done, the Bengals don't gain a lot by getting them done. They do not have to do anything to get over the cap and have money to spend still.
Fans - overly urgent
Teams - no urgency
And that is why we have fans freaking out.
The urgency is because fans saw that Chase, who at the time was under contract for two more years, did a hold-in last preseason. (Despite fans thinking he would never do that; that he was just giving time for the youngsters, etc.). So, if Chase did a hold-in last year, then it is not inconceivable that the three (Chase, Trey, Tee) would all do a hold-in if they don't get a new contract, and maybe Tee doesn't sign the tag until the end of preseason. Which would mean goodbye to any quick start to the season. I don't think any fan thought we would be waiting so long for a contract for Chase and Higgins, which began seriously a year ago. And not having contracts also adds a lot of uncertainty into the free agency and draft process.
