The Cincinnati Bengals were without wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins at the start of their OTAs on Tuesday as they negotiate for new contracts this offseason. Chase made the decision to miss the voluntary practice, but Higgins is ineligible to play with the team. Tee Higgins wants a major pay raise As previously discussed on GH, part of the reason Higgins was not expected to participate in OTAs this week is because he’s unhappy the Bengals slapped the franchise tag on him this offseason: Higgins is arguably the messier of the two situations.
That is because the Bengals decided to place their franchise tag on Higgins this offseason. Because of this, Higgins is expected to make nearly $22 million this upcoming season. He is 25 years old and this is the last year of his rookie contract.
Because of this, Higgins is due for a massive pay raise moving forward. The Bengals still need to decide if they are going to be the team to give that raise to Higgins. Higgins is not eligible to join the Cincinnati Bengals right now Per an ESPN report Tuesday, the Bengals have drawn up the paperwork for Higgins to sign, but he has not signed the franchise tender.
Adam Schefter with ESPN reported Higgins was not expected to sign his franchise tender by this week, making him ineligible to join the team until he signs : The Bengals star receiver still has not signed his franchise tender and is not expected to by next week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday, which would .
