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Bengals Assign Franchise Tag to Tee Higgins in back-to-back seasons

Wide receiver Tee Higgins will have an NFL home in 2025. However, he will remain with the Cincinnati Bengals on the franchise tag, for now. The franchise tag is the average of the top five annual salaries of the said position. For 2025, the tag for wide receivers is a one-year fully guaranteed deal worth $23,958,000.

Last season, the Bengals assigned the franchise tag to Higgins before the former Clemson standout signed a one-year deal. He finished the season with 73 receptions for 911 yards and a career-high ten touchdowns in 12 games. That’s a significant improvement from his career lows (42 catches, 656 yards, five touchdowns), all in 2023. Through five seasons with the Bengals, Higgins has 330 catches for 4,595 yards and 34 touchdowns.

Higgins’ camp hopes to secure a long-term deal after the Bengals awarded Joe Burrow a five-year, $275 million contract extension. However, Cincinnati hopes to get a deal with Ja’Marr Chase done first before negotiating with Higgins.

-Lance Fernandez

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