But waiting in the locker room was perhaps the most important one: Quarterback Joe Burrow, who showed the public who really is in charge. “I think everybody was confident we’d get Ja’Marr done,” Burrow told the Bengals’ website. “But to be able to get Tee done along with that speaks volumes about ownership, Duke, Zac.”

It's official: the Cincinnati Bengals announced the re-signings of both wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (four years, $161 million with $112 million guaranteed) and wide receiver Tee Higgins (four years, $115 million).