Since the season seemed like a total loss, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow made a point to very publicly apply pressure to the team’s front office about contracts for teammates like Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson.
Burrow did it after games, mid-week during pressers, and at other times starting roughly in December and right on through to the end of the season.
Now he’s doing it at the Pro Bowl.
During ESPN’s broadcast after he competed in a skills competition, Burrow dropped the following: “I don’t know what more he could show and do to prove himself. We have several guys like that, who have stepped up for us, and deserve to be paid—deserve to be paid what they’re worth.”
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Burrow was talking about Chase at first, of course, but it’s pretty obvious he was looping in Higgins and likely Hendrickson at the end there, too.
Rightfully, Burrow has been critical of the Bengals’ front office for past mistakes while letting big names such as Jessie Bates leave. Now, he’s gone public in a sort-of-subtle way with his warnings and/or pressure for the front office.
Bengals brass were at the Senior Bowl this week, too, and chatted about attempting to keep Burrow, Higgins and Chase together for the long-term, among other things.
Burrow, it seems, wanted to add another gentle reminder in front of a national audience.
