Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Tee Higgins has been a staple in the fierce Bengals offense since arriving in the NFL. But with looming contract talks with the Bengals reaching a boiling point, Higgins seems to believe that the Bengals organization isn’t quite as interested in bringing him back as they are suggesting publically.
Higgins is set to become a free agent when free agency opens on March 12 should the Bengals fail to come to an agreement on an extension before that point.
Publically, the Bengals organization has been saying all of the right things regarding the desire to bring Higgins back. Most recently, Bengals general manager Duke Tobin outlined his plan to come to a long-term agreement with Higgins while at the NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday.
“I think Tee Higgins is a fantastic football player and I want him on my football team,” said Tobin via Jeremy Rauch of Fox 19 in Cincinnati. So I’m going to do what I can to get Tee Higgins. Our preference is to do a long-term agreement. We don’t want to just resign these guys and pay more for the same football team we had last year. We want to add to it as well. It’s a tall task, we think we’re up to it.”
However, Higgins seemingly isn’t buying the Bengals’ desire to bring him back. In a cryptic post on X, Higgins posted a “cap” emoji, which seems to insinuate that he believes that Tobin hasn’t done enough behind the scenes for Higgins to believe that he truly wants him back on the team in 2025.
Clearly, Tobin needs to do more to make Higgins feel wanted if he does truly want to bring back his star receiver. If not, Higgins will certainly be a name that garners a ton of interest from other teams in free agency.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.