Burrow confident Bengals will find way to re-sign Higgins - ESPN

ARLINGTON, Texas — The talk from key members of the Cincinnati Bengals leading into Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys was about making memories and enjoying the rest of this season despite a disappointing record.

Then quarterback Joe Burrow shifted the conversation. After the Bengals' 27-20 win at AT&T Stadium, the final four games of the regular season might not be the end for Cincinnati's offensive trio of Burrow and wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

Higgins has failed to reach a long-term deal with the team in each of the past two offseasons and is playing on the one-year franchise tag. But in his postgame news conference, Burrow said he believed the team will find a way to keep Higgins around.

«Those discussions are ongoing,» Burrow said. «I'm confident that I think we're going to do what it takes to bring Tee back.»

Burrow even went so far as to say that he will get personally involved in the matter.

«I know that I'm going to do what it takes to get him back and so is he,» Burrow said. «We've had those talks. Those are going to be offseason discussions. But I think we're excited about that opportunity.»

The odds to keep Higgins past this season have felt about as slim as Cincinnati's playoff chances, even after a win that pushed the Bengals' record to 5-8. Burrow is already making $55 million a year, and Chase, who leads the NFL in receiving yards, catches and touchdowns, is eyeing a deal that will make him the highest-paid receiver in league history.

But Burrow doubled down on his confidence in the financial logistics to keep Higgins, expressing it both in his news conference and at his locker after the game.

Higgins, Chase and Burrow were all selected by coach Zac Taylor to be the team's