Cincinnati Bengals should hit Tee Higgins with the franchise label for the second consecutive season, according to Si.com.
However, it is not because Bengals do not want to extend it.
If adds that Bengals intend to sign Higgins in the long term after having marked it.
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Cincinnati Bengals Wide Receiver Tee Higgins (5) grabs a pass against Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at the Acrisure stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn images)
It should also be noted that Cincinnati intends to hit Higgins with the non -exclusive label, which means that they would be offset by two first -round recovery choices if it should sign elsewhere.
Higgins had to be among the best free agents available this offseason, but Bengals clearly show that they still want it to be part of their offensive efforts.
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The latest offseason was controversial, however, when Higgins was hit by the franchise tag. They had a little drama, because Higgins wanted his long -term agreement to remain with the team, but he finally played on his franchise label.
Bengals and Higgins will now have on February 18 to March 4 to negotiate a contract before deciding to hold it officially.
The large receiver of the Bengals of Cincinnati, Tee Higgins (5), leaves the field after the victory on the Broncos de Denver at the Paycor Stadium. (Katie Stratman-Imagn images)
The Higgins teammates were vocal with their support for him, hoping that the front office and the veteran receiver can find common ground.
“You don’t want to get into the habit of letting great players get out of the building,” said quarter-Arrière Joe Burrow about Higgins after the Rollercoaster 2024 campaign. “Tee is a great player and a guy who does everything in the right direction. He works very hard for that.”
Ja’marr Chase, Higgins counterpart, also said something at the same effect.
Higgins, 26, comes out of a season when he caught 73 Burrow passes, the main NFL passer in 2024, for 911 yards and 10 affected. In five seasons with cincinnati, Higgins has 4,595 yards with 34 affected on 330 catches.
The receiver of the Bengals of Cincinnati, Tee Higgins (5) celebrates his touch with the wide receiver Ja’mar Chase (1) in the second half of an NFL football match against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday October 20, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP photo / David Richard)
If Higgins was to play on the franchise label in 2025, it would be assured of $ 26.18 million for the year, because the league combines the average of the best wages of the receiver last season.
