{"id":22064,"date":"2025-02-18T03:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T03:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22064"},"modified":"2025-02-18T03:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T03:06:15","slug":"cincinnati-bengals-make-massive-decision-on-superstar-wr-tee-higgins-ahead-of-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=22064","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals Make Massive Decision On Superstar WR Tee Higgins Ahead Of Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0have made a decision on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/tee-higgins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tee Higgins<\/a>\u00a0amid rumors of a potential exit.<\/p>\n<p>The wide receiver\u2019s future was thought to be up in the air for the better part of the last year, but it appears he will be remaining in Cincy for at least one more season as James Rapien of Sports Illustrated is reporting that the team is planning to use the non-exclusive franchise tag on him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThe Bengals plan on placing the non-exclusive franchise tag on Tee Higgins for a second-straight season, league sources have confirmed,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/bengals\/news\/sources-cincinnati-bengals-plan-to-use-non-exclusive-franchise-tag-tee-higgins-second-straight-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rapien wrote on Monday<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=KavanFlavius&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1891569698648555693&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fcincinnati-bengals-make-massive-decision-on-superstar-wr-tee-higgins-ahead-of-free-agency%2F&amp;sessionId=626b4b82d11a332d79b6cceec3ce76fdad97326d&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1891569698648555693\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The tag window officially opens this Tuesday and will close in two weeks\u2019 time.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins\u2019 camp is said to have expected this, but they also expect the Bengals to sign him to a lucrative, long-term deal ahead of next season. The wideout was the only\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0player tagged last year who wasn\u2019t signed to a multi-year contract.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis year feels different,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Rapien added.\u00a0<em>\u201cThe Bengals plan to sign the star receiver to a long-term deal, sources say.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-tee-higgins-made-an-interesting-change-in-december\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tee Higgins Made An Interesting Change In December<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2089887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-1024x702.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-595x408.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1370382218-2048x1404.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"Tee Higgins making a catch\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tee Higgins (Photo by Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tee Higgins switched agents late last year, moving on from David Mulugheta to sign with Alliance Sports\u2019 Rocky Arceneaux and Caitlin Aoki. The change is expected to keep him around for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins is keen on returning to the team next season, and the feeling is one shared by the Bengals organization.\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/joe-burrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Burrow<\/a>\u00a0is also pushing for the WR to stay.<\/p>\n<p>While Cincinnati is likely to sign Higgins to a long-term deal, it\u2019s unlikely to happen before March 4, in which case they will use the non-exclusive franchise tag on him for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>The player would earn $26.17 million on the tag, but he can expect to make a lot more on an extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0have made a decision on\u00a0Tee Higgins\u00a0amid rumors of a potential exit. 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