When a team has good players, those players eventually need to be paid — or replaced with younger, cheaper players. The Bengals, who have gone plenty of years over the decades without good players, now have plenty of good players.
Mixon played his first seven NFL seasons ... Earlier this month, Watt said a team with Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson not making the playoffs is mind-blowing.
The Bengals have a generational talent at quarterback. Joe Burrow has publicly campaigned to keep his favorite targets in the fold. He’s even hinted at modifying his contract so Chase and Higgins can stay.