Tee Higgins isn’t bringing his contract drama to minicamp. The Bengals star, in a franchise tag standoff with the team, isn’t present at mandatory minicamp this week. Higgins, who is angling for a long-term extension, has not signed his one-year tender worth around $21.
8 million and cannot be fined by his absence His teammate and fellow standout receiver Ja’Marr Chase, now eligible for a big-money deal of his own, is at camp, as is quarterback Joe Burrow, who missed the final seven games of the 2023 season with a wrist injury. “Me and Tee are always talking. I’ve seen Tee several times this offseason, he looks great,” Burrow told reporters on Tuesday.
“Whenever he’s ready to come back, I’ll be excited to see him.” It may be a while as Higgins continues to show the Bengals he’s willing to do what he has to. The 25-year-old requested a trade in March and then he, along with Chase, skipped OTAs in late May.
Coach Zac Taylor didn’t seem worried when his top wideouts missed the voluntary workouts. “[They] are still working hard elsewhere, and they’ll be back at the right times,” Taylor said on May 28. “And the beauty is we know those guys, we know what they’re about and that they’ll be ready and focused when it’s time to come back.
” Higgins shared a cryptic Instagram post on May 30, featuring an array of photos, including shots of the wide receiver working out, with the caption “I tell em no, they can’t wait to call me selfish...
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