It's becoming less of a reality that the Cincinnati Bengals will be able to retain Tee Higgins for next year, based on the belief of NFL executives.

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.

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

The Bengals may want to try to keep Tee Higgins along with extending Ja’Marr Chase with a lucrative contract, but Higgins might end up being too expensive. Burden can be a strong cheap contingency to play well off Chase as an immediate impact No. 2.

The Bengals’ front office should expect Ja'Marr Chase’s representation to ask for significantly more than what Cincinnati’s final offer was after the season the wide receiver produced.

Cincinnati's director of player personnel noted he's expecting the two sides can come together to reach a deal.

When the Tennessee Titans entered the season, they expected someone like DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley, or even newcomer Tyler Boyd to lead the team in touchdowns. However, none of those three emerged as much as former undrafted free agent Nick Westbrook-Ikhine,

Speaking to Kelsey Conway at the Senior Bowl, Bengals de facto GM Duke Tobin said the plan is to try and sign DE Trey Hendrickson to a contract extension this offseason. Whether or not the two sides will be successful is a much more open question,

Paying both Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson will require extending their current contracts, and it's no surprise that the front office is inclined to take care of both players

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.

The 6-foot, 201-pound receiver is set to earn $21.8 million next season. However, he’s aiming to become the NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver, surpassing his former LSU teammate, Justin Jefferson, who currently makes $35 million per year with the Minnesota Vikings.