The Cincinnati Bengals used their franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins before the 2024 season in hopes that he, along with Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow, could bring a Super Bowl trophy home to the Queen City.
Things obviously didn’t work out, but the Bengals haven’t given up on keeping Higgins, announcing they intended to use their franchise tag on him again in 2025.
It feels different this season, though. The Bengals seem intent on keeping Higgins in Cincinnati long-term, and it appears as if placing the tag on him now just gives them a little more time to get all the I’s dotted and the T’s crossed.