Higgins (ankle) announced Monday via his personal social media accounts that the Bengals have informed him he will receive the franchise tag.
EDGE Analysis
Cincinnati will place the franchise tag on Higgins for a second consecutive offseason, positioning him to play out the 2025 campaign on a one-year, $26.17 million contract unless both sides can reach agreement on a long-term extension by July 15. The move prevents Higgins from hitting free agency at the start of the new league year next week, as he would have been arguably the top available player on the open market. The Bengals have expressed a commitment in retaining the 26-year-old wideout via a long-term deal, motivated no doubt in part by Joe Burrow's public statements that he desires Higgins, Ja'Marr Chaseand pass rusher Trey Hendrickson kept together as a headline trio. Higgins posted a 73-911-10 receiving line despite playing just 12 regular-season games in 2024.
$48M is a big number that is going to go way higher. Chase has to be looking for a $35-40M per year deal and Tee is going to be @30M yr. The league has priced WR's and QB's insanely high but the market demand has remained high because fans will continue to pay these crazy salaries. NFL owners and the league generate so much profit as long as teams can manage their caps owners will sign the checks.
The Bengals really need a strong draft the next few years to address their issues on defense. Burrow, Chase and Tee will be a huge chunk of their cost if they intend to sign both.
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joegibbskins07Mon 3/3/25 3:48 PM
Ja'Marr Chase is getting $21,816,000 of Guaranteed Salary. Now Higgins gets $26,170,000 in Guaranteed Salary.
That has to be the league highest for a WR duo. Seems like their priorities are off, how about buying a defense instead?
ConcreteChuckWed 3/5/25 12:27 PM
$48M is a big number that is going to go way higher. Chase has to be looking for a $35-40M per year deal and Tee is going to be @30M yr. The league has priced WR's and QB's insanely high but the market demand has remained high because fans will continue to pay these crazy salaries. NFL owners and the league generate so much profit as long as teams can manage their caps owners will sign the checks.
ConcreteChuckWed 3/5/25 12:34 PM
The Bengals really need a strong draft the next few years to address their issues on defense. Burrow, Chase and Tee will be a huge chunk of their cost if they intend to sign both.