Bengals Place Franchise Tag On Receiver Tee Higgins For 2nd Time

The Cincinnati Bengals have placed the franchise tag on Tee Higgins for a second time, as the team hopes to work out a long-term deal with the star wide receiver.

If the Bengals can't reach a contract with the 26-year-old Higgins before July 15, his salary for the 2025 season would be 26.2 million.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin reiterated last week at the NFL scouting combine that one of his top priorities is to get a deal done with Higgins.

"You can pull up three years ago, talking about doing a long-term deal with Tee and here we are today, still talking about doing a long-term deal," Tobin said. "Whenever I'm in charge of a football team, I want Tee Higgins and so I'm going to do what I can to get Tee Higgins."

Higgins posted a one-word reaction on social media after getting the news Monday afternoon - "tag."