Bengals’ Tee Higgins Explains Hilarious Nickname for Ja’Marr Chase

The nickname came about while the two teammates were talking on the sidelines when mic’d up.

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins made sure to poke fun of his teammate Ja’Marr Chase on the sidelines this past season when he was mic’d up with the NFL.

As Chase, who was sidelined for the game was chowing down on a hot dog on the bench, Higgins coined him the “Glizzy Gobbler,” and it was all caught on video.

So, why did the receiver decide to call out his teammate like this on a national level? He explained the story to Sports Illustrated’s Lacey Jane Brown on Radio Row this week.

“We sit on the sidelines, and I see him eat a hot dog with no condiments on it, I’m just like ‘Bro, no, there’s no way,’” Higgins said. “So, I just like ‘Well, you’re a glizzy gobbler.’ The thing is though, I knew I was mic’d up, and he did too, so he’s like ‘Oh, you’re trying to call me out,’ I was like ‘Yeah.’”

Here’s the original video for reference.

.@teehiggins5 didn't have to do @Real10jayy__ like this. 😭

(via @Bengals) pic.twitter.com/djdYjQkxv2

— NFL (@NFL) November 29, 2022

Higgins didn’t clarify if this is the only nickname he has for his receiving partner in Cincinnati , but it’s definitely one that has stuck with Bengals fans.