Near the end of the season, serious momentum seemed to suggest the Cincinnati Bengals would be able to keep Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on long-term contracts. Now, a little pushback to the idea has arrived, courtesy of anonymous NFL executives.

Our Bryce Lazenby has put together a four-round mock draft for the Cincinnati Bengals, and in it he has Cincinnati replacing pending free-agent wide receiver Tee Higgins with an elite 1,000-yard wide receiver.

CINCINNATI — Tee Higgins is arguably the most-desired projected free agent on the market this coming cycle and PFF thinks he fits best with another AFC team. Mason Cameron has the Chargers as Higgins' best fit.

The Cincinnati Bengals don't seem like a team about to lose Tee Higgins to free agency this offseason. Just don't tell those on the fantasy football side of things. Understandably, those in the fantas

First, at No. 17, the Bengals take a potential replacement for Higgins in Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka. Egbuka had over 1,000 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns in two of his last three seasons. He missed three games in 2023 due to an injury.

CINCINNATI — PFF's Dalton Wasserman dropped one free agent that each NFL team needs to keep this offseason and Tee Higgins took the Bengals' top spot. Higgins is coming off a strong campaign with 73 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns (career-high) playing on the franchise tag.

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins was ranked as the NFL's top free agent in a list released by USA Today on Wednesday.

The Cincinnati Bengals may have a void to fill in their wide receivers room during the 2025 offseason, as Tee Higgins is hitting free agency and isn't guaranteed to return. With that in mind, one NFL analyst has the Bengals taking a wide receiver in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Cincinnati Bengals could solve their Tee Higgins problem for a fraction of the price in the upcoming draft.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins suffered a left ankle injury during the third quarter of the NFL Week 18 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The Bengals announced that Higgins was questionable to return. He finished the game ...

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins suffered a left ankle injury during the third quarter of the NFL Week 18 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The Bengals announced that ...

Joe Burrow's public attempts to encourage the Cincinnati Bengals to keep both of their star wide receivers don't seem likely to pay off. Per ESPN's