Chad Johnson
Ja’Marr Chase Is About To Get Paaaiiiddd!!!
Revealed
TMZSports.com
Chad Johnson says Ja’Marr Chase‘s pockets is about to be an entire lot fatter … telling TMZ Sports activities he is positive Cincinnati goes to offer the wideout a brand new contract price “north of” $40 million PER YEAR!!
Chase, in fact, has been searching for a redone deal from the Bengals for some time … however now that he is formally getting into his last season earlier than free company, Johnson tells us a fats payday is close to.
Ochocinco says if the Bengals had gotten it finished earlier than this previous season, they may have paid him roughly $30-$35 million a season. However now, after he led the league in yards, catches and receiving touchdowns — he is anticipating it’s going to be far more.
“They determine to attend, he wins a goddamn triple crown, and now you have to pay double,” he stated. “Yesterday’s value shouldn’t be right this moment’s value.”
For the Bengals’ half, they appear to be resigned to giving Chase the massive determine — as director of participant personnel Duke Tobin informed media final month they totally anticipated making him “the No. 1 paid non-quarterback within the league” this yr.
As for Chase’s teammate, Tee Higgins, Johnson informed us he is anticipating some extra zeroes on the younger wideout’s paychecks quickly — explaining he deserves a take care of no “hometown reductions” from right here.
“I need him to get what’s honest,” the Cincy legend stated. “You do not take hometown reductions on first contracts.”
Sadly for the Bengals, Johnson stated paying the receivers possible means they’re going to need to commerce star pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson … as a result of “it might be unimaginable” to make the numbers work.
Cincy is shut to creating Johnson’s predictions come true — ESPN reported Friday night the crew is nearing offers with each Chase and Higgins — however Cincinnati brass has notoriously dragged its ft in contract negotiations … so keep tuned.
