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It appears Tee Higgins will be playing out the 2024 season on the franchise tag after he and the Cincinnati Bengals won’t be getting an extension done before Monday’s deadline to do so with tagged players, according to NFL Media. Higgins is expected to be at training camp when veterans report in on July 23, per Ian Rapoport.
The star wide receiver will make $21.8 million fully guaranteed in the upcoming season, though it’s just a one-year deal.
The Bengals made Higgins the first pick of the second round (33rd overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft, the same year they took quarterback Joe Burrow first overall, and it was assumed he would be a top target of Burrow’s for years to come.
Higgins totaled 257 catches for 3,684 receiving yards and 24 receiving touchdowns in his first four NFL seasons, with his best years unsurprisingly occurring in 2021 and 2022 — when Burrow was healthy. He amassed 74 catches and more than 1,000 yards in each of those seasons as well as 13 receiving touchdowns. He battled through both injuries and inefficiency in 2023 with Burrow’s health being…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-07-14 20:10:05
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