Bengals aim to retain trio of stars, sources say

Jeremy FowlerFeb 17, 2025, 06:51 PM ET

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The Cincinnati Bengals are hoping to pull off an ambitious — and expensive — offseason.

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, sources told ESPN.

Whether Cincinnati can pull it off remains uncertain, but the team’s messaging behind the scenes is that it’s certainly going to try.

That starts

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