Salary Cap Expert Releases Proposed Contract Extension For Bengals Star WR Tee Higgins

The 24-year-old is eligible for a new deal this offseason.

CINCINNATI — Bengals star wide receiver Tee Higgins is eligible for a contract extension this offseason. 

The team is hoping to keep the 24-year-old in Cincinnati long-term, sources tell All Bengals. They're going to try to sign Higgins and Joe Burrow to contract extensions this offseason.

What could Higgins' contract look like? How will it be structured? Will they be able to keep Burrow, Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase for the foreseeable future?

Salary cap expert Andre Perrotta shared a proposal that would keep Higgins in Cincinnati through the 2027 season.

He has one year left on his rookie contract. 

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The proposal includes nearly $60 million in total guarantees.

Perrotta explained the proposal at length on the Locked on Bengals podcast. Listen to the episode here. Read the proposed contract extension below.

Here's a proposed contract extension for Tee Higgins:

4-years/$95M (worth up to $100M)

$40.9M fully GRTD at signing
$58.44M in total guarantees

$23.75M AAV (9th highest WR)

$25M Signing Bonus

2023 Cap Hit = $9,969,416 ($6M increase from current $3.9M)

2023 Cash Spend= $29M pic.twitter.com/hzeljYJVCO

— Andre Perrotta (@andreperrotta13) February 9, 2023

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