Tee Higgins will not see a second of free company.
That is as a result of for the second straight 12 months, the Cincinnati Bengals have formally positioned the franchise tag on its star vast receiver.
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The tag comes at a small worth of $26.2 million.
Higgins posted a easy one-word message on X, letting everybody know what the Bengals determined to do.
‘Tag,’ Higgins wrote.
Experiences out of Cincinnati are that the tag is only a placeholder, whereas Higgins and the Bengals work in the direction of a long-term contract extension.
The 2-sides reportedly wish to get it performed, however will want extra time to take action.
Inserting the tag on Higgins now, provides the Bengals extra time to work on a possible extension, whereas maintaining different groups from contacting the vast receiver as soon as free company begins subsequent week.
NFL Community insider Ian Rapoport reported that this was all the time the Bengals’ intention.
“No shock, as Cincy is just not within the enterprise of letting good gamers stroll away,” Rapoport mentioned.
“They’ll hope to do a long-term deal after the greater than $26M tag.”
The Athletic and Bengals beat reporter, Paul Dehner Jr. went into extra element on Cincinnati’s thought course of.
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“Bengals are tagging Tee Higgins at $26.2M, however the goal stays to get a long-term deal performed,” Dehner wrote on X.
“That has not been a secret. Everybody is aware of the deal. This extends that time-frame and retains him from strolling in free company.
“They’ll maintain working.“
In the meantime, followers reacted to Higgins’ one-word put up all with the identical concept in thoughts.
‘Solely momentary. Simply shopping for a bit extra time to get issues so as, correctly,’ one fan wrote on X.
‘Let’s hope they get the deal performed now,’ one other fan chimed in.
‘It higher be tag and signal long run deal! We would like you to remain Tee!!’
The Bengals have an enormous offseason forward, together with Higgins, they’re additionally trying to make Ja’Marr Chase the very best paid non-QB within the league and need to determine what to do with star defensive participant, Trey Hendrickson.
It is shaping as much as be an enormous offseason for Cincinnati, coming off a 12 months during which they missed the postseason, they do not wish to be losing Joe Burrow’s prime years.
The primary domino has formally fallen.
Tag, you are it Tee.
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