At the NFL combine two weeks ago, Bengals director of personnel Duke Tobin said the Bengals are prepared to make Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback. With Garret now resetting the market as the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, the Bengals will have top Garrett’s contract to back up their words.

The Bengals are in the middle of making difficult rosters moves following a second straight non-playoff season. The team recently released veteran offensive lineman Alex Cappa, saw defensive end Sam Hubbard announce his retirement, and re-signed defensive lineman B.J. Hill and tight end Mike Gesicki to new deals.

The Cincinnati Bengals and paying top players big money hasn’t always been a pairing that has gone together. However, they did make Joe Burrow the highest-paid player in the NFL for a time and may look to set another benchmark for Ja’Marr Chase.