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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How Saquon Barkley bolted to Philly and might have started an RB revolution

Jeremy FowlerFeb 9, 2025, 10:45 PM ET

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NEW ORLEANS — Howie Roseman huddled with a handful of senior aides and personnel men for one of a series of meetings from the NovaCare Sports Complex in South Philly.

It was January 2023, and the Eagles executive vice president and his staff were in the midst of offseason planning. Philadelphia was days ahead of a Super Bowl run that would fall just short of the ultimate prize with a heartbreaking loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Roseman

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