While the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs were preparing to face off in the 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas, For The Win caught up with Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. And we covered a wide variety of topics with the two stars.
After Chase made a light pitch for Higgins to stay with the Bengals in free agency, the pair discussed Cincinnati’s coaching staff, how they strategize against defensive backs and sell moves to fake them out, rookie running back Chase Brown’s development and more.
The pair also shared their thoughts on the most unfairly hated NFL quarterback, and they agreed it was Tampa Bay Buccaneers passer Baker Mayfield.
“He had a lot of haters the past two seasons, and he came out this year and did his thing, so I would definitely say Baker,” Higgins said.
“That was it right there,” Chase said in agreement.
They also agreed that the Chicago Bears should trade away the 2024 No. 1 NFL Draft pick and try to build a team around quarterback Justin Fields.
“Justin Fields — he’s a really good quarterback,” Higgins said. “Not saying they would go quarterback with the first pick, but I think they could trade it away and get more picks and go about it that way.”
“That’s probably smart too,” Chase agreed.
“I feel like they should build around him,” Higgins said.
“Yeah, give him some weapons,” Chase added.
Here’s our full interview with Chase and Higgins:
