It appears the Cincinnati Bengals have reached a decision on potentially using the NFL franchise tag on Tee Higgins.
On Tuesday, the franchise tag window officially opens and runs until March 4th. That gives the Bengals time to work out an extension with Higgins before that deadline comes, but it appears they’ve already decided to tag Higgins.
This, according to James Rapien. It’s the non-exclusive tag the Bengals plan to use on Higgins. Rapien adds that Higgins’ camp expects the tag to be used on him.
The non-exclusive tag is set to be worth about $26 million, so Higgins will be getting a nice payday even if a long-term deal is not reached.