Katie Blackburn discusses contract plans for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORKThe Cincinnati Bengals got a deal done with Joe Burrow last season, keeping him in Cincinnati long-term.

However, the team has guys like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins also due for a long-term extension.

Higgins is currently under the franchise tag and is set to make $21.8M this upcoming season, fully guaranteed.

Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com chatted with Katie Blackburn at the Annual League Meeting in Orlando.

Blackburn hit on the contract situations with both Higgins and Chase, and she indicated that the franchise wants both guys in Cincinnati long-term.

Hobson wrote, “The contracts of three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and franchise free…