Former Bengals teammate sounds off on Tee Higgins’ contract situation: ‘He’ll get his payday’

Cincinnati Bengals fans have seen this story before when it comes to Tee Higgins and his contract situation. Two years ago, safety Jessie Bates III left Cincinnati after he and the Bengals couldn’t come to terms on a long-term deal. The same thing appears to be playing out now with Higgins, who requested a trade earlier this offseason after the Bengals franchise-tagged him. 

Bates, who ultimately signed a long-term deal with the Falcons last offseason, recently weighed in on his old teammate’s situation. 

“I’ve been through that process through the franchise tag,” Bates said, via ESPN, “and I let it weigh on me a little bit more than I should have. It affected my play and how I was living my day-to-day life. So, my thing for Tee is, just work on your craft. It don’t matter if this is the contract year. 

“I say it every time: Every year is a contract year. You should go out there and ball out and train like this is one of your last years to play.”

Bates doesn’t know what will happen with Higgins and the Bengals, who don’t appear will make any attempts toward extending his contract this offseason. Bates is sure of one thing, though. 

“He’ll be fine,” Bates said of Higgins. “He’ll get his payday.”

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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-05-22 21:42:56

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