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Chris Roling

Watch: ‘9 to 85’ past and present link up as Chad, Palmer chat with Burrow, Higgins

Chad Johnson signed off on Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Tee Higgins wearing his No. 85 jersey with the team, igniting a new “9 to 85” connection with Joe Burrow. And former Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer has heaped massive praise on the new No. 9.

After Burrow’s first career win with the Bengals in Week 4 over Jacksonville, the old “9 to 85” linked up with the new for an epic chat.

In the hookup, Chad and Palmer congratulated Burrow and Higgins on the big win, asked about cigars and had plenty of praise for how the No. 1 pick got things done on the field.

Call it something of a passing-of-the-torch moment in Bengaldom, as if the numbers on the jerseys weren’t enough already.

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