“I see that Garrett caved in to money. Many of us gave him credit for wanting to play on a winner. Of course, everyone wants to play for a winner. But to turn around and take more money to me means that losing is OK if you get paid enough.

At the NFL combine two weeks ago, Bengals director of personnel Duke Tobin said the Bengals are prepared to make Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback. With Garret now resetting the market as the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL, the Bengals will have top Garrett’s contract to back up their words.

Pluto also hinted that Deshaun Watson's move from the Houston Texans to the Browns in March 2022 helped convince Garrett to commit to a short-term future with the AFC North side via the extension, which has a no-trade clause.