The Cincinnati Bengals are tangoing with two players unhappy with their contract status; DE Trey Hendrickson remains on board, however, while WR Tee Higgins is staying away. There are glaring differences between the two cases, mind you. For instance, Higgins doesn’t currently have a signed contract.
The fifth-year wide receivers was due to hit unrestricted free agency in 2024 before the Bengals slapped him with the franchise tag. He still hasn’t signed it, however, and in fact he’s not even allowed to show up until he does. That means, necessarily, he won’t be at OTAs, and he doesn’t have to go to mandatory minicamp, either.