Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sent a very public, obvious message to the team this week. Pay great players like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. That’s it.

Joe Burrow has made it clear he wants the big three to stay together. Now the Bengals need to see if they can make it work.

Joe Burrow on Tee Higgins Future With Cincinnati BengalsCINCINNATI — Joe Burrow and the Bengals beat the Steelers 19-17 on Saturday night in what could've been his last game with Tee Higgins. The 25-year-old played this season on the franchise tag and is scheduled to become a free agent in March.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has shot very public messages to the organization about the future of wide receiver Tee Higgins in recent weeks. Burrow used his final regular season podium of the year after Saturday night’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to do it one more time.

The Los Angeles Chargers have very obviously been targeting the 2025 offseason’s free agency and draft as a means to upgrade the offense around Justin Herbert. A new regime led by Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz stripped down the offense around Herbert last offseason to set up the rebuild.