Could it happen?
The Cincinnati Bengals want to sign Tee Higgins to a long term contract extension. Joe Burrow has publicly clamored for Higgins to stay in Cincinnati for the foreseeable future. Higgins changing representation suggests that he would like to stay in Cincinnati as well.
There certainly feels like a lot of momentum for the deal to get done, but nothing is a guarantee until pen meets paper. Cincinnati is expected to franchise tag Higgins if they don’t come to an agreement by Tuesday’s franchise tag deadline. That would give the two sides until July 15th to negotiate an extension.
On The Growler Podcast, Paul Dehner Jr. predicted that the Bengals not only sign Higgins to an extension but that it gets done before the new league year begins on March 12th.
Paul Dehner thinks the Tee Extension gets done before Free Agency begins. pic.twitter.com/Zt79l7VwpY
— Wincy (@WincinnatiPod) February 28, 2025
Everything is lining up for the two sides to come to an agreement. The Bengals have the salary cap space to extend Higgins plus more, so there is really nothing stopping them from putting a deal together.
They likely know roughly what an extension for Ja’Marr Chase is going to look like, so that shouldn’t slow them down much from working with Higgins.
Will the Bengals and Higgins reach an agreement? Let us know in the comments!
