The Cincinnati Bengals don’t have long to figure out what to do with Tee Higgins. Conventional wisdom says the Bengals will apply a second consecutive franchise tag on Higgins if the two sides can’t reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension by next week’s deadline to apply tags.

After a disappointing 9–8 finish to their 2024 campaign, the Bengals need to figure out new contracts with several of their core players to keep the band together. Quarterback Joe Burrow has been public about his desire to see all three of Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Trey Hendrickson return to the team.

When it comes to Cincinnati Bengals free agency, it’s a little easy to look at Tee Higgins and nothing else. That’s especially the case when the Ja’Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson contract sagas continue to go unresolved,