Bengals sign a franchise tag with a prospective Patriots target (report)

After all, Tee Higgins will be playing in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the wide receiver allegedly signed his franchise tag on Saturday. Higgins is anticipated to attend the training camp.

Higgins was frustrated that the two parties couldn’t agree on a long-term contract, forcing him to sign the franchise tag. This set off a months-long stalemate between Higgins and the Bengals.
It was claimed in March that Higgins asked for a trade, but that request was never fulfilled.

When word of Higgins’ trade request leaked, the New England Patriots sought to boost their wide receiver corps. They decided against pursuing the 25-year-old and signed

They decided not to pursue the 25-year-old and signed KJ Osborne instead of picking Javon Baker and Ja’Lynn Polk in the 2024 NFL Draft.

With quarterback Joe Burrow at center, Higgins, who has played in 58 career games with the Bengals, will be able to add to his 3,684 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns.

The Bengals hope to improve on their 11-6 2023 season record when they report to training camp next month.
There has been a temporary resolution to the standoff between wide receiver Tee Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Higgins, who has been missing from Cincinnati’s offseason program due to a trade request, is scheduled to sign his franchise tag tender on Saturday, according to a source who spoke with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

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Higgins, who has been missing from Cincinnati’s offseason program due to a trade request, is scheduled to sign his franchise tag tender on Saturday, according to a source who spoke with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.

The revelation was initially reported by Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway.

Although a long-term solution is regarded as improbable, Rapoport continues, Higgins is willing to extend his contract with the Bengals and will report for training camp when it starts. The deadline for the parties to negotiate a new long-term agreement is July 15.

According to the one-year contract, Higgins will receive almost $21.8 million in 2024. After receiving the franchise tag in his fourth season, he asked the Bengals for a trade when it appeared that long-term contract talks had reached a standstill.