Report: Potential Tee Higgins Extension With Bengals Considered Unlikely
CINCINNATI — The Bengals reportedly might not get a contract extension agreement with wide receiver Tee Higgins "done anytime soon."
ESPN's Dan Graziano dove into the latest on Thursday.
"While there has been a lot of attention paid to the looming Joe Burrow contract extension in Cincinnati -- which I still predict gets done either before or during this season -- the other big deal that the Bengals are working on is an extension for wide receiver Tee Higgins," Graziano wrote. "There's some speculation around the industry that the final structure of Burrow's deal could depend on whether a Higgins deal gets done before it, and Burrow himself has talked about structuring a deal that allows Cincinnati to keep its great young core together.
"But the Higgins deal is not done and might not be anytime soon, as the market for high-end wide receiver deals is likely awaiting resolutions on Justin Jefferson in Minnesota and CeeDee Lamb in Dallas. And the Bengals know star wideout Ja'Marr Chase is eligible for an extension next offseason. If they can't come to a resolution with Higgins, he and the Colts' Michael Pittman Jr. (another 2020 second-round pick who doesn't have to worry about the fifth-year option the way first-rounders do) could be the headliners of next spring's free agent wide receiver class."
Higgins is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is eligible for the franchise tag after this season if Cincinnati wants to keep him for another year but can't come to an agreement.
The playmaker has 3,028 career receiving yards and 19 touchdowns in 46 games with Cincinnati.
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