Like he had publicly many times since roughly last December, Burrow stressed his desire to see the Bengals front office find a way to keep the likes of Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson and Mike Gesicki for the long-term.

Quarterback Joe Burrow, who has been paid what he deserves, said last week that the Bengals “ have the cap space to get it done” with the team’s best players who currently are in line for new contract: receiver Ja’Marr Chase, receiver Tee Higgins, defensive end Trey Hendrickson, tight end Mike Gesicki.

Colin Cowherd on Joe Burrow: "It's very hard to miss the playoffs when you have a great quarterback. One team that happened this year: Cincinnati."