Bengals' Financial Dilemma: Prioritizing Chase Over Defense

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00:00So we know that the Bengals have a lot of guys to pay.

00:03They've already paid Burrow, they've already said they're going to make Chase the highest

00:07paid non-quarterback in the league, they've tagged Higgins and they want to bring him

00:11back allegedly.

00:13As you know, Scotty, Trey Hendrickson, their only guy on defense that needs some money

00:18and who kills the quarterback, they have granted him permission today to go and seek a trade.

00:25Hendrickson said, quote, it's been an honor and a privilege to represent Cincinnati over

00:29the last four years.

00:30I love this city and organization.

00:32I appreciate the privilege of now being allowed to explore my options.

00:37He's had 35 sacks the last two years, finished second this year for the defensive player

00:42of the year.

00:44That is significant because like we've said this for months, how are they going to pay

00:48all of them?

00:49And it looks like they're going to let Hendrickson.

00:51That's the guy that the Bills should go get, not Miles Garrett, go get him because he's

00:56a monster and this is a huge mistake by them.

00:59Once again, their cheap ass owner, he's going to, what they're going to do is they're going

01:03to pay chase and apparently they're going to give Higgins a deal.

01:06They've turned down multiple trade offers for Higgins and they're going to leave their

01:09defense without any pants on.

01:12Remember, their defense was awful last year and that was with Hendrickson out there getting

01:18after the quarterback.

01:21That's just a, like you say, a puzzling decision.

01:25I would have traded Higgins before I'd trade him.

01:28Yeah, he'd like to keep a good piece on defense.

01:31We'll see what happens.

01:33You never know.

01:34Sometimes things change.

01:35If they're going to let him look.

01:36He was their entire defense.

01:38Yep.

01:39And if they're going to let him go out there and look, chances are he's going to find someone

01:43who's going to give him some big money.

01:44He'll find a job by tonight.