Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins has a new jersey number. After wearing No. 85 for his first three seasons, Higgins went back to the No. 5 we saw him wear while winning a National Championship with the Clemson Tigers.
Thursday, Higgins made an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show and spoke about the process he went through to change his number.
“I tried to get it last year, but they wanted me to pay way too,” Higgins said. “It was about $250,000/$300,000,” he continued. “I said ‘I can play in 85 another year.