Burrow’s preference comes through in the answer. It’s “great” to get the deals done early, like the Bengals did with Higgins and Chase. And while the NFL is a deadline-driven business, the deadline when a player is holding in shouldn’t be Week 1. It should be tied to the practical deadline for getting the player ready to go for Week 1.

The preseason is in full swing and the regular season looms around the corner. Cincinnati got into the win column on Monday night, as fireworks from two star quarterbacks littered the highlight reel.