Others have suggested it hurts their championship chances and diminishes Joe Burrow. Former NFL head coach Eric Mangini fits into the latter group and suggested on FS1's "First Things First" that Burrow has put himself in a tough spot.

But waiting in the locker room was perhaps the most important one: Quarterback Joe Burrow, who showed the public who really is in charge. “I think everybody was confident we’d get Ja’Marr done,” Burrow told the Bengals’ website. “But to be able to get Tee done along with that speaks volumes about ownership, Duke, Zac.”

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow, who was credited with helping wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins getting their extensions, said that knowing the trio will be together for the next four seasons a