Our 'Pushing the Pile' analysts discuss reports of the Cincinnati Bengals extending the contracts of Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and what this means for defensive end Trey Hendrickson.

The Bengals had no choice but to pay Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but the way it was handled with their own fault.

As it turns out, changing to the same representation as teammate Ja'Marr Chase was partially a huge leverage play. Now both Chase and Higgins have NFL-altering contract extensions. According to the 33rd Team's Ari Meirov, Higgins' agent told the Bengals something quite simple: No Higgins extension, no Chase deal.