There’s trouble in the Cincinnati jungle. Tee Higgins was supposed to be a key piece in the Bengals ‘ offense, but due to injuries, the wide receiver has spent plenty of time watching rather than playing in 2024.
Most of the narrative surrounding Higgins is focused on his contract, something that’s been well-documented by now. While he’s on the hunt for a new deal, it appears that it will have to come from one of the league’s 31 other teams in free agency. The Bengals’ unwillingness to spend is nothing new, but this ongoing war with Higgins has caused fans to speculate that the two situations are connected.
“I just don’t understand why fans think I’m faking an injury, when for me to get an extension for a contract, the deadline is over,” Higgins told ESPN in September . “I just don’t understand why they think I’m faking an injury. It doesn’t make sense to me.”
Higgins signed the franchise tag in June to avoid a holdout. The contract has come into focus even more as injuries have limited the receiver to just five games through the first ten weeks. With the Bengals ‘ playoff hopes fading with each loss, Cincinnati will hope to get their star back before it’s too late.