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<\/p>\nCincinnati signed the two to new contracts this offseason.<\/p>\n
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Cincinnati Bengals receivers Tee Higgins (left) and Ja\u2019marr Chase take the stage during a press conference to announce the signing of new contracts for the pair at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Chase becomes the new highest-paid non-quarterback player in the NFL. \/ Sam Greene\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin\u00a0dove into\u00a0the top NFL wide receiver duos following George\u00a0Pickens’\u00a0trade to Dallas. He had the\u00a0Bengals’\u00a0combination of Tee Higgins and\u00a0Ja’Marr\u00a0Chase behind A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith from Philadelphia.<\/p>\n “Higgins has been hit or miss with extended injuries, but when\u00a0he’s\u00a0on the field, he maximizes his size as a contested-catch outlet for\u00a0Joe Burrow,”\u00a0Benjamin wrote.\u00a0“In truth, however, this is all about Chase:\u00a0He’s\u00a0an absolute home run waiting to happen, with a burst capable of launching him past an entire defense on any given play.”<\/p>\n Health was seemingly a deciding factor between the two top options.<\/p>\n “They may have taken a bit of a backseat to the\u00a0Eagles’\u00a0awe-inspiring ground game en route to\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LIX victory, but no matter: Brown is a prototypical alpha with an imposing blend of both size, strength, and downfield acceleration,”\u00a0Benjamin wrote.\u00a0“Meanwhile, Smith is just as, if not more, tenacious despite his slender build, thriving in critical spots. Together,\u00a0they’re\u00a0the total package physically, but best of all, they show up when it matters.”<\/p>\n It’s\u00a0an interesting debate\u00a0when\u00a0factoring\u00a0in the health issues from Tee Higgins.\u00a0He has missed 14 games in his career due to injury, while Smith has missed five since coming into the league in 2021.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cincinnati signed the two to new contracts this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Joe](\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4875,h_2742,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_912,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jgsfm77vzv5c5tj3yt.jpg\")
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