The Ringer's Benjamin Solak: Tee Higgins Should 'Start Making a Stink' About Contract Extension

The wide receiver is fighting a rib injury heading into Week 5.

CINCINNATI — Cincinnati is 1-3 to start a 2023 season that's getting derailed by Joe Burrow's injury and bad play across the roster. 

Another injured player, Tee Higgins, wants to gut out the Arizona game this week, but The Ringer's Benjamin Solak thinks Higgins should sit out and start making noise about his extension.

Solak floated the Lions and Panthers as potential landing spots ahead of the trade deadline.

"They don't do contract extensions in season in Cincinnati," Solak said on The Ringer NFL Show. "If I were Tee Higgins, I would start making a stink I'll put it to you that way because I don't want to play out the rest of the season taking body shots, running five-yard slants, and putting up no numbers in a contract year. That's not for me—whatever is happening in this offense right now, I'd like to leave it a year early."

Cincinnati can use the franchise tag on Higgins if it wants to retain him after the season and would then get a third-round comp pick back in 2026 if he signs a long-term extension elsewhere in the 2025 offseason.

It would be a big surprise to see them trade Higgins in season, maybe more surprising than the Bengals' 1-3 start. Check out Solak's thoughts around the 58-minute mark of the podcast.

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