Higgins’ market may not be as high as strong as once thought.
There are a number of teams that would love to have Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins on their roster.
However, one of Higgins’ more serious suitors now seems to be out of the running.
According to The Athletic’s Chad Graff, the New England Patriots are going to focus on building the trenches now that they have a new head coach in Mike Vrabel.
Here’s what Graff wrote:
New England’s blueprint for the offseason does not include pursuing Higgins, the No. 1 free agent-to-be on our top-150 big board. As the Patriots are reshaped in Mike Vrabel’s likeness, they want to prioritize building through the offensive and defensive lines and will make that goal No. 1 of this offseason. So expect their biggest free-agent signings to come in the trenches — not at wide receiver.
The Athletic author also wrote that “some decision-makers around the league are skeptical Higgins would be worth the roughly $30 million per season he could command in free agency”, adding fuel to the speculation that his injury history will hurt his value in free agency.
Instead of pursuing Higgins, which would likely need to happen via trade since the Bengals reportedly plan to tag Higgins, Graf writes that New England is looking at the trade market for receivers and could potentially pursue Cooper Kupp or Deebo Samuel.
Of course, the Bengals still have the opportunity to sign Higgins if they want to meet his salary demands. Higgins and QB Joe Burrow had some of their best moments late last season. Re-live those plays by watching the video below.
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