When Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins flew to Cincinnati on Tuesday to sign their new contracts totaling nearly $300 million, they were greeted at the team facility by the Bengals’ top executives — coach Zac Taylor, director of player personnel Duke Tobin, and the team’s ownership, Mike Brown and Katie Blackburn.

Those eyebrows went even higher after Higgins signed with the same representation as fellow Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase. Four months later, Higgins and Chase both signed lucrative contracts to stay together with Joe Burrow in Cincinnati for the long-term.