Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow brushed off the idea that Saturday's regular season finale could be his last game throwing to Tee Higgins. No, Burrow wasn't guaranteeing a win over Pittsburgh. He knows the playoffs are a long-shot,

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.