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.”

The Cincinnati Bengals avoided the mistake of letting Tee Higgins out of the building and, while Ja'Marr Chase helped make it happen, Joe Burrow was the first to apply the pressure that put a deal into motion.

Earlier this week, the mayor of Madrid, accidentally let slip that the Spanish capital would be hosting an NFL game for the Miami Dolphins in November of 2025. There's been plenty of speculation online that the Bengals would be their opponent, and it seems as if Joe Burrow is on board with the idea.