John Gilbert is a former investment banker. Since joining SB Nation in 2016, he has specialized in the salary cap, the collective bargaining agreement and statistical analysis.
Fans and observers across the league had their eyes on the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason, hoping that contractual stalemates between the team and star receiver Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins could lead to a trade of one of the dynamic receivers to their favorite team.
However, as nearly everyone now knows, both players reached long-term agreements with the Bengals over the weekend, and now the details of Higgins’ contract have been publicly released.