A Cincinnati Bengals trade pitch replaces star wide receiver Tee Higgins with a $120 million playmaker who was a second-team All-Pro selection in 2023.

While the NFL free agent market doesn't appear as star-studded this season compared to years past, one potential game-changing wide receiver could be available.

The contract saga between the Cincinnati Bengals and Tee Higgins resembles a rollercoaster. One second, Joe Burrow's public assault on the franchise makes it seem like a long-term deal is inevitable.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals plan on using the franchise tag on Tee Higgins if they're unable to sign him to a long-term extension by the deadline on March 4. There's been plenty of optimism about the possibility of the Bengals signing Higgins to a long-term deal that would keep him in Cincinnati for the foreseeable future.

Higgins (6-4, 220 pounds) was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft out of Clemson. The 26-year-old receiver hauled in 330 receptions for 4,595 yards and 34 touchdowns in five years (70 games) with the Bengals.

Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin met with the media on Tuesday at the 2025 NFL Combine and provided the latest update on Tee Higgins

Could the Cincinnati Bengals put the franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins for a second straight offseason, but this time flip him elsewhere in a trade for a top 10 draft pick? That’s exactly what Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton has cooked up in one of seven mock trades that would ‘Shake Up Free Agency,