I Think He Should' Ask Bengals for Trade. Smith isn't confident that the Bengals will keep their star players this offseason.

Joe Burrow has made it clear he wants the Cincinnati Bengals to give contracts to Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson this offseason. And, maybe even draft some young talent. So how are the Bengals going to afford to do all of this? Burrow had a clever response when ESPN's Stephen A. Smith asked him this on First Take.

With the franchise tag window opening this week, one report has already revealed that the Bengals will hit Higgins with a second tag if the two sides can’t reach a long-term agreement. Now, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler has followed up with a bit of a bombshell report: The team will attempt to secure a trio of stars who need new deals — wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and defensive end Trey Hendrickson — for the long term,