Bengals' Tee Higgins: I Don't Get Why Fans Would Think I'd Fake Hamstring Injury

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Tee Higgins is adamant he is not faking his hamstring injury because of his contract situation and doesn't understand why some fans would suggest that is the case.

"I just don't understand why fans think I'm faking an injury, when for me to get an extension for a contract, the deadline is over," Higgins told ESPN's Ben Baby on Thursday. "I just don't understand why they think I'm faking an injury. It doesn't make sense to me."

Baby noted the deadline for teams to agree to long-term deals with players who are on the franchise tag was July 15. Since it passed, Cincinnati and Higgins cannot negotiate until the end of the season after he was tagged this…