The Cincinnati Bengals have basically chosen to do nothing with their two star receivers, failing to negotiate deals with either.
That has left them in limbo for a long time, and while it looks like the Bengals will sign Chase in the offseason, Tee will likely either be tagged again or just leave in free agency and neither option seems very compelling.
The reason it has gotten to this point is because of the Bengals’ lack of decisiveness when Higgins’ contract was first running out. The Bengals don’t have to just take my word for it; they could also take it from the mouth of Andrew Whitworth, who would’ve handled the negotiation very differently.