Bengals veteran large receiver Tee Higgins has had an appealing offseason so significantly. In spite of a number of headlines over the past few of months that appear to position to an exit out of Cincinnati for the 25-calendar year-old, Higgins gave a soundbite today that appeared to insinuate rather the opposite. Ari Meirov of The 33rd Staff furnished footage of Higgins telling the media that he anticipates participating in with the Bengals in the 2024 NFL year.
Following listening to for considerably of the 2023 time that the group wished to get to a new extension with Higgins, the Bengals opened the offseason by applying the franchise tag to their No. 2 receiver. The Clemson-merchandise didn’t reply properly to the tagging, finally opting to ask for a trade about two weeks afterwards. Cincinnati responded a handful of times immediately after, declaring that they had no intentions of honoring Higgins’ ask for and prepared to continue to keep him.
Inspite of these intentions, we listened to earlier nowadays that there had been no discussions however between the Bengals and Higgins concerning a new deal. Out of 9 players who acquired the franchise tag to start out the offseason, only Buccaneers protection Antoine Winfield Jr. and Higgins remained unsigned to new contracts. Though Tampa Bay appears optimistic about their possibilities to extend Winfield, we haven’t gotten any this kind of indications from Cincinnati.
Higgins’ interview nowadays provided us with the very best see into the circumstance we’ve observed nevertheless. The group has been attempting (and failing) to attain agreeable terms on a extended-term offer with Higgins for the previous two years, so it will make sense that Higgins is in a position to consider this stalemate in stride. The two aspect continue to have until eventually 4PM ET on July 15 to access a lengthy-expression offer, but if that doesn’t arise, Higgins will still be certain to acquire a entirely certain just one-calendar year, $21.8MM deal by signing the franchise tag.
The workforce would do perfectly to get a new offer carried out with Higgins faster instead than later on, even though. The Bengals will soon be opening up extension talks with star wideout Ja’Marr Chase, and another youthful star, Justin Jefferson in Minnesota, will very likely operate along with Chase to wholly reset the industry at receiver. Even if it suggests paying out a tiny much more than preferred, Cincinnati could help you save some cash by earning certain to increase Higgins right before the current market for receivers inflates.