It’s official. Tee Higgins and the Cincinnati Bengals will not continue discussing a contract extension for the rest of 2023.
According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and Paul Dehner Jr., the two sides will not attempt to negotiate a new deal now that the regular season has kicked off. They also report that Higgins is expected to become a free agent in the 2024 offseason unless the franchise tag is used.
While this has become the expectation over the last week, it’s still disappointing to see that Higgins now has to play out the final year of his rookie deal, leaving uncertainty as to where he will be next offseason.