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National Writer: Cincinnati Bengals Should Trade Ja'Marr Chase to Extend Super Bowl Window

Does this make sense?

James Rapien

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) runs with a catch in the first quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. The Chargers led 24-6 at halftime.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) runs with a catch in the first quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. The Chargers led 24-6 at halftime. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase is having the best year of his career.

The 24-year-old is on pace to finish with 112 catches for 1,617 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.

Despite his success, the Bengals are 4-8. Should they consider trading Chase is hopes of re-tooling a Super Bowl caliber roster around Joe Burrow?

Matt Verderame of the MMQB made the case in a column he wrote on Thursday.

"By moving off Chase, the Bengals could acquire enough future cap space and draft picks to transform a roster riddled with issues," Verderame wrote. "Cincinnati would undoubtedly spark a bidding war by putting Chase on the block, driving up what many in league circles say would already be a historic price."

Verderame compared it to the Chiefs' decision to trade Tyreek Hill a few years ago.

Chase has one year left on his rookie contract (fifth-year option) and can sign an extension with the Bengals at anytime.

It's a bold take, but that's what happens when you're 4-8. The Bengals aren't going to trade Chase.

They'll probably make him the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL this offseason.

It's also reasonable to think the Bengals need to explore outside the box ideas to improve the roster this offseason.

Check out Verderame's entire column, which includes comments from multiple league executives here.

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JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals On SI. He's also the host of the Locked on Bengals podcast and Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. The Cincinnati native also wrote a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals called Enter The Jungle. Prior to joining Bengals On SI, Rapien worked at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati

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