Can Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins deals have long-term impact on Jaguars?
Could the Cincinnati Bengals extensions for wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgens have a future ripple effect that impacts the Jacksonville Jaguars?
Chase is now not only the highest-paid wide receiver in the game but he is the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL as well. Chase is signing a four-year $161 million deal with $112 million guaranteed, according to Jordan Schultz.
Higgins, meanwhile, is now the highest-paid WR2 in the NFL, earning a four-year deal worth $115 million, including the first two years guaranteed.
While we are still a ways off from the Jaguars having to worry about extending Brian Thomas Jr., both of these new deals by Chase and Higgins, do raise the ceiling for future wide receiver contracts, and not only for the top-of-the-market pass-catchers but just about everyone.
Thomas, of course, is coming off a highly impressive first season where he was not only the most productive rookie in what was a very deep draft class, but he was among the most productive receivers in all of the NFL.
When it was all said and done, Thomas finished the regular season with 1,282 receiving yards--the third-most in the NFL--and he averaged 14.7 yards per catch with 10 touchdowns, according to PFF.
As good as that season was, offensive coordinator Grant Udinski believes there is more out there for Thomas in Year 2, and that not only pertains to production but how he's utilized within the offense as well, from where he lines up to the parts of the field he attacks.
"Just in terms of the excitement of the tools and the ability that he has and the potential there," Udinski said earlier this offseason. "You saw the results this year, but the potential for growth beyond this year and the different ways you can use him to attack defenses in a multitude of ways."
As mentioned, we are a ways off before Thomas' extension talks become a thing, and like any player, he'll need to continue progressing. But the Chase and Higgins deals are at least noteworthy for the Jaguars, given Thomas' first season.
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Can Bengals' Chase, Higgins deals have long-term impact on Jaguars?
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