Tee Higgins injury update: Bengals WR questionable for must-win game vs. Broncos with ankle, knee issues

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Joe Burrow may be the Bengals’ MVP this year, but there aren’t too many Cincinnati players as valuable to the team’s success than wideout Tee Higgins. The Bengals are 6-4 this season with Higgins in the lineup, and just 1-4 when he doesn’t play. 

Higgins has been labeled as questionable for Saturday’s pivotal Week 17 showdown against the Denver Broncos. He was limited throughout this week’s practices as he is dealing with knee and ankle injuries. Higgins played in Cincinnati’s Week 16 win over the Browns after not practicing that Thursday and being limited on Wednesday and Friday, then hurt his ankle in the second half against Cleveland. 

He has not practiced beyond a limited capacity in any practice since returning from a quad injury in Week 11. 

Despite the injuries (which has kept him out of five games this season), Higgins continued to produce. He’s already matched his career high for…


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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2024-12-26 23:27:00

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