Chase is hoping for a mega contract after putting up tremendous numbers over his first three seasons, including 1,216 yards on 100 catches with seven touchdowns last season despite Joe Burrow missing much of the season.

“I mean, yes, it would be good to do that,” he said. “It takes three years, you always want to do it within three years. It gives you better opportunities later in life. So if you want to look at it that way, I would say yes.”

The 24-year-old said he knows “for sure” he is the best receiver in the NFL. Justin Jefferson is currently the highest-paid wide receiver at $35 million per year. Chase said he is not worried about rumors that he wants to make a penny more than the Viking.

“If I want to beat Justin, I’m going to beat the shit out of him. And not for a penny,” he said.

Chase added that his goal is not to break through the top of the market.

“I don’t really want to go much higher,” he said of Jefferson’s deal. “I’m not trying to outdo him, I’m trying to go crazy. I’m just concerned with what’s right.”

The question is whether the Bengals, who are already paying Burrow the best salary for a quarterback, are willing to meet Chase’s idea of ​​”the right one.”

The best news for Bengals fans — especially with Tee Higgins (doubtful) rehabbing a hamstring injury — is that Chase has no plans to wait if a deal doesn’t happen soon. He said Friday that pursuing a Super Bowl is his No. 1 goal.

“That’s what it’s all about for me at the end of the day,” he said. “So if this contract situation doesn’t work out, I’ve got to get back to who I am, which is this team, being a leader and just being myself.”