The Cincinnati Bengals made their fans extremely happy when they secured star quarterback Joe Burrow’s top two receiving threats, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, to long-term deals, including a deal that made Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.
However, elsewhere, things aren’t going so swimmingly for the organization. Star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, last season’s NFL sack leader, still doesn’t have an extension of his own signed, and is actively looking for a new home via the trade market
The Bengals are also in a dispute with the city of Cincinnati over stadium renovations, and there’s not much good news on that front either.
The leader of the Ohio House of Representatives, Matt Huffman, is not supporting the Bengals’ $350 million request to state lawmakers.
“I did meet with the Bengals and Commissioner (Denise) Driehaus a few months ago or weeks ago, and basically they’re talking about a $350 million cash upfront … which is similar to what the Browns were trying to do a couple of years ago,” Huffman said, according to WCPO.
“And I don’t support that. I don’t think the public supports it.
“”I do support, you know, something similar that if the Bengals and the City of Cincinnati and the county and, you know, can come together with a similar kind of plan,” Huffman continued, “we ought to consider doing that where the taxpayers are held harmless or in the case of the Browns, they can actually make money.”
The Bengals’ proposal asks for “roughly 42% of an $830 million Paycor Stadium renovation predicted to trigger $500 million in new investments at The Banks entertainment district.”
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