The Cincinnati Bengals are in a tricky spot.
They fired their defensive coordinator after the unit struggled this season, and one other gradual begin below head coach Zac Taylor price them a playoff berth.
On prime of that, they once more should cope with Tee Higgins’ contract scenario.
Former Bengals lineman Andrew Whitworth mentioned the group could have a tricky time coping with what the extensive receiver may need.
“It’s gonna be a traumatic offseason to determine who’s again and the way they make all that work with the cash,” Whitworth mentioned, by way of Jim Rome.
“It is gonna be a traumatic offseason to determine who’s again and the way they make all that work with the cash.”@AndrewWhitworth on Tee Higgins and Cincinnati’s offseason pic.twitter.com/V6Yxts93jY
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) January 11, 2025
Quarterback Joe Burrow has repeatedly notified the group that he needs Higgins to be again.
Then once more, Burrow’s large contract, plus Ja’Marr Chase’s probably extension, will make that tough.
Higgins additionally has admitted that he would like to be again in Cincinnati, although he requested to be traded and admitted to being disillusioned that the group hadn’t supplied him a contract extension after putting him below the franchise tag.
The Bengals, nonetheless, didn’t honor his request, so he had no alternative however to play below these circumstances.
That’s not more likely to be the case once more subsequent season.
Even when the Bengals determine to make use of the franchise tag once more, which appears unlikely, it appears even much less probably that Higgins would contemplate enjoying below it for a second time.
The Bengals’ entrance workplace has struggled to retain expertise, and will probably be attention-grabbing to see how they deal with this case.
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