Cincinnati Bengals place franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins

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Bengals tag Higgins for 2nd time

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have placed the franchise tag on Tee Higgins for a second time, as the team hopes to work out a long-term deal with the star wide receiver. If the Bengals can’t reach a contract with the 26-year-old Higgins before July 15, his salary for the 2025 season would be $26.2 million. Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin reiterated last week at the NFL scouting combine that one of his top priorities is to g…

Tee Higgins gets franchise tagged again as Bengals try to keep band together

The Bengals opted to use their franchise tag on Tee Higgins for the second straight offseason.

Patriots Target Tee Higgins Gives 1-Word Reply to Franchise Tag as Showdown Begins

Tee Higgins is regarded by many as the #1 free agent of the 2025 cycle, although the consensus opinion has remained that the Cincinnati Bengals will apply the franchise tag to him prior to Tuesday’s deadline. And the Bengals have done exactly that, following suit from the Kansas City Chiefs, who tagged guard, Trey Smith on Thursday. Even if Cincinnati still expect him to leave this spring, the team will anticipate getting renumeration in the for…

Bengals officially franchise tag Tee Higgins for 2025

For the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Bengals have officially placed their franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins.

Bengals announce Tee Higgins has been franchise tagged for 2nd season in a row

Tee Higgins has been franchise tagged for the second straight season by the Cincinnati Bengals, who announced the move on Monday.