The Cincinnati Bengals have officially placed the franchise tag on WR Tee Higgins, taking the top wide receiver and arguably the best player overall off the free agent market. The move had been rumored for weeks and officially happens one day before the tag deadline and will cost the team more than $26 million.
The #Bengals have, in fact, franchise tagged WR Tee Higgins a second time, per @teehiggins5.
No surprise, as Cincy is not in the business of letting good players walk away. They’ll hope to do a long-term deal after the more than $26M tag.