Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sent a very public, obvious message to the team this week. Pay great players like Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. That’s it.

Tee Higgins on Possibility of Final Game With Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow's Push to Keep Him in stripes. The Bengals play the Steelers on Saturday night. It could be Tee Higgins' final game in stripes.

In this case, it came on New Year’s Eve at his weekly news conference, offering a resolution for an ownership group that has allowed stars Jessie Bates, DJ Reader and others to leave in recent seasons while facing another round of negotiations with star receivers Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase this offseason.