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Tee Higgins wants to remain with the Bengals but also wants to get paid. Things could be worse than catching passes from Joe Burrow.
A major issue for teams that become contenders is providing fair contracts for their best players.
Since drafting Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals, when healthy, have been able to go toe-to-toe with the league’s best teams.
Tee Higgins, the Bengals’ second-best receiver, is up for a new contract. But while he wants a new deal, he also wants to stay in Cincy (via I Am Athlete podcast):
As far as coming back, I would love to come back. I grew as a man in the past four years here. Grew as a player, got good new friendships. Great relationships with people not in the facility – in the city of Cincinnati. The fans are great. So I would definitely love to be here.
As the recent deals for Nico Collins and Jaylen Waddle show, wide receivers have never been more highly-valued in the NFL than right now.
Still, the Bengals have resisted signing Higgins to a long-term deal, resulting in multiple trade requests from the wideout. If the wide receiver were to hit the open market, he would certainly have significant interest.
