In a video posted by the Museum Center, marketing and communications manager Joey Talmage approaches Chase saying, "Hey, I brought a dinosaur tooth for Joe (Burrow)," before revealing he brought buoyancy organs for the wide receiver, too. The buoyancy organs came from cephalopods, a class of marine animals, from New Zealand, Talmage told Chase.

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the offseason with three main priorities: extend wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, and resolve the contract situation with defensive end and 2024 sack leader Trey Hendrickson.

In recent years, injuries to quarterback Joe Burrow contributed to the team's slow starts that ultimately contributed to Cincinnati missing the playoffs each of the last two years. And while Burrow is healthy now,

Winning in Week 1 and starting the season on the right note would be the best thing for Cincinnati. The slow starts have crippled the team down the stretch and with Chase, Burrow and Higgins healthy and ready to go, the Bengals should be competing for a Lombardi Trophy every year.

Bengals cornerback Josh Newton doesn't tiptoe around the football field or the locker room, and his brash request of Joe Burrow paid off.