While he was an NFL player, Bengals wide receivers coach Troy Walters had a seat in rooms that housed two of the greatest wide receiver tandems ever. But he’s never seen the special bond that connects his Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
“Very unique, very unique,” says Walters in the wake of two very unique deals that keep them in Cincinnati together (where else?) through 2028. “They’re like family. They’re like true brothers and family.”
When Walters broke into the league in 2000 in Minnesota, there were a pair of future Pro Football Hall-of-Famers at the position. Cris Carter was 11 years older than Randy Moss when they played together during the four years from 1998-2001.
“That was more like big brother-little brother,” Walters says. “Tough love. They were fine with each other. They were just at different stages in their lives and careers.”
When Walters played with the Colts from 2002-05, he found himself early in the stretch where Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Marvin Harrison teamed with six-time Pro Bowler Reggie Wayne for 134 touchdowns during eight seasons.
“Marv was just a quiet introvert. They liked each other No animosity. They were just different,” Walters says. “It wasn’t, ‘We’re going to travel the world together.'”
But just check out Instagram. Chase and Higgins do. Or at least hang.
“For each of them to be No. 1 caliber receivers and not have any egos … I’ve never seen them in the four years they’ve been together have any animosity or jealousy,” Walters says. “They’re special.”
When it comes to those duos, Chase and Higgins are right there. In their four seasons together, they have 658 catches, 9,112 yards, and 74 touchdowns while Carter and Moss posted 645, 9,793, and 70 respectively.
In their eight seasons in Indianapolis, Harrison and Wayne went for 1,265 catches, 17,158 yards, and 134 touchdowns. If you double the first four seasons of Chase and Higgins, it goes 1,316, 18,224, and 148.
They’re also in the mix to beat the nine years of Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt in the Rams’ Greatest Show On Turf: 1,435 catches, 21,310 yards, and 126 touchdowns.
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