Tee Higgins' Mom Weighs in on Contract Situation With Cincinnati Bengals

Higgins signed the franchise tender earlier this week.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) takes the field before the first quarter of the NFL Week 15 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Minnesota Vikings at PayCor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) takes the field before the first quarter of the NFL Week 15 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Minnesota Vikings at PayCor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY
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CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins signed his franchise tender earlier this week. The star wide-out is set to make $21.8 million this season.

The Bengals and Higgins have until July 15th to agree to a long-term contract. If the two sides can't agree on a new contract, then the 25-year-old will have to play this season on the tag.

Higgins' mom weighed in on the situation.

"My son deserves it and it’s coming," she wrote on X. "Gods timing, sirs. Gods timing."

Higgins is expected to report for training camp on time. Watch the video and check out the entire tweet below:

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James Rapien covers the Bengals for Sports Illustrated's AllBengals.com and is one-half of the Locked on Bengals Podcast. He's also the co-owner/creator of Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. He earned a journalism degree from the University of Cincinnati and has spent the majority of his professional career in the Queen City. Rapien previously covered the Cavaliers and Indians in Cleveland. He has a background in radio, which includes stops at 700 WLW, ESPN 1530 and 92.3 The Fan. He loves a good trade rumor and uses copious amounts of hot sauce on his food. Cincinnati chili is his go-to meal, followed by gallons of mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert. When he isn't working or eating, he's probably walking his dog Finley or spending time with family.