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Cincinnati Bengals sign wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to record contracts

Cincinnati Bengals sign wide receivers Tee Higgins (left) and Ja'Marr Chase (right) celebrating after a touchdown
Cincinnati Bengals sign wide receivers Tee Higgins (left) and Ja'Marr Chase (right) celebrating after a touchdownAndy Lyons/Getty Images/AFP
The Cincinnati Bengals signed wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase (25) and Tee Higgins (26) to massive contract extensions on Sunday, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz.

Chase signed a four-year extension worth $161 million ($40.25 million per year) with $112 million guaranteed - making him the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history. 

Higgins signed a four-year extension as well worth $115 million ($28.75 million per year), making him the second-highest-paid wide receiver ever behind Chase. 

Chase is coming off of a career year where he earned the famous Triple Crown for receivers - leading the league in receptions (127), receiving yards (1,708), and receiving touchdowns (17). He was elected First-Team All-Pro for the first time in his career. 

Higgins is also coming off of a great year himself - putting up 911 yards and a career-high 10 receiving touchdowns on 73 receptions.

With quarterback Joe Burrow averaging $55 million per year, this will now mean the Bengals have around $125 million invested between the three players on a yearly average.