In Week 1 of the NFL time, Ja’Marr Chase had to deal with food poisoning. While not comfortable, that’s the least of his problems at the moment.
The Cincinnati Bengals, who lost to the New England Patriots on Sunday, do n’t seem willing to pay their star wide receiver the around$ 140 million it will cost to get him to agree to a lease expansion. However, they view him as a unique person. As he competes for a spot among the richest in his place, Chase will have to enjoy without it. The Pro Bowler stardom does n’t come as a surprise given that his offseason goal of securing a new deal did n’t materialize after the first year of a new contract frequently avoids paying non-quarterbacks sizable sums of money.
Chase is set to receive a$ 1.05 million starting income this year, although many reports say he’s looking to secure a package that puts him on line with Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who just signed a four-year,$ 140 million agreement. ( The Bengals did not respond to a comment request right away. )

Chase has two months left on his contract, including a league option, and spent the summer as a hold-in ( spending time with the team while not practicing ). That has n’t stopped him from wanting big dollars. He’s seen other star wideouts like Jefferson ( Minnesota Vikings ) and CeeDee Lamb ( Dallas Cowboys ) reset the market to around$ 35 million a year, while his fellow 2021 draft classmates Jaylen Waddle ( Miami Dolphins ) and DeVonta Smith ( Philadelphia Eagles ) also received extensions.
However, some clubs choose to expand their young talent players well before entering free agency. The Bengals are one of the few league affiliates that refuse to award veteran veterans multiyear contracts that include important guaranteed funds. Jessie Bates, a security for the Atlanta Falcons who spent the previous five times with Cincinnati, had his good share of commitment issues with the Bengals before becoming a company tipped. Last month he left to mark a four-year,$ 64 million cope with the Falcons.
The Bengals have been known to apply signing bonuses as substitutes for certain income, which makes it easier for them to dump people without having to spend any dead seal income. While QB Joe Burrow got his historic contract, his targets are n’t finding much success. Chase might see Tee Higgins, a wideout, play for a different team next year. In March, Huggins requested a trade, but his franchise tag falls short of what he wants in terms of long-term security.
Joe Mixon, a former Bengals running back who was traded to Houston in March amid talks of a contract restructure, stated last week that he now feels more valued and valued by the team. He started his new three-year,$ 27 million contract with a 159-yard rushing performance in his debut against the Colts on Sunday.
Despite the Bengals ‘ success in recent years, owner Mike Brown has long had the reputation of being cheap. On the players ‘ union team report card, ownership may have given a” C” grade. The Bengals had the third-lowest revenue in the league last season are the lowest valued club in the NFL at$ 4.7 billion, according to Sportico’s latest valuations. The team has the lowest amount of dead cap ($ 7.4 million ), according to Spotrac.

Brown’s biggest financial challenge may be keeping the Big Three ( Higgins, Chase ), because the wide receiver market has soared since he took over the club in 1991, almost ten years before Chase was born. Keeping Burrow’s go-to wideout since their LSU days is a priority for the club but handing him market-setting money would break with a long-standing Bengals ‘ tradition.
The Bengals did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to the updated third paragraph of this story.