Tee Higgins really wanted to stay with the Cincinnati Bengals.
There was mixed reporting on how interested the New England Patriots were in the star wide receiver. It didn’t really matter when Higgins signed a four-year, $115 million contract extension with the Bengals at the same time Ja’Marr Chase signed a record extension to keep him in Cincinnati.
NFL contracts can be complicated due to the salary cap and the fact that they are not fully guaranteed. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio acquired the details of Higgins’ contract Thursday, and it painted a weird picture.