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What does the Mile Garrett number now do to Jamar Chase and his conversations with the Cincinnati Bengals? Yeah, look, it just took it to another level because Duke Tobin, who's the lead executive on these negotiations for the Bengals at the Combine, came out and he said that Jamar Chase is going to make the most money as any non-quarterback. We're going to get that number there. We're going to get that to him. Well, that not number just took a giant leap because no one saw Miles Garrett making $40 million. It really all started with Max Crosby getting the new deal on Friday,

and suddenly it was like, Max Crosby's making $35 million a year. Now Garrett's making $40 million.

What do you value Jemar Chase at who's waited his time and it is now his opportunity to cash in?

Look, I still think the Bengals have great intentions to bring back Chase and Higgins.

Both of them.

I think if T. Higgins must be on the open market, he could make more than $30 million.

I think he's viewed as a better wide receiver than D.K. Maccalf.

So all of this tells me that the Bengals might be paying three guys, Burrough, Chase, and Higgins, and they might have

to stay, to form the rest of the team with 49 guys that might not necessarily be the best

at their positions, or they have to draft hella good, because I don't think they're going to have

much money to spend anywhere else.

Trey Hendrickson, great player.

He wasn't going to be able to be a part of his budget.

Of all these teams that seem to just avoid the salary cap and figure out ways to make it work,

the Bengals waiting to pay Jamar Chase this late may have burned themselves a bit because now

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