The New England Patriots have to find some impact wide receivers this offseason, whether that be through the NFL Draft or with their plentiful cap space in free agency.
Unfortunately for the Patriots, one potential target is off the board.
The Cincinnati Bengals are franchise-tagging wide receiver Tee Higgins as he was told on Friday, per NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport.
This was the likely scenario for Higgins, who has emerged as an upper-echelon wideout in the NFL. He may be the No. 2 option on the Bengals behind Ja’Marr Chase, but that takes nothing away from the playmaking abilities of the Clemson product.