Ja'Marr Chase was still trying to grasp the levity of the moment. Up until three weeks ago, the idea that he and fellow Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins were going to sign long-term extensions felt distant.

Quarterback Joe Burrow, who publicly put pressure on the Bengals organization to pay his two star wideouts this offseason, now has his WR1 and WR2 for the foreseeable future—though it seems Chase has a bone to pick with the specific terminology.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said at the NFL Scouting Combine that he wanted Higgins and wanted to reward Chase as the highest-paid, non-quarterback in the NFL. He got both of those deals done in the end.