Will Bengals and Tee Higgins reach a long-term deal?

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty ImagesThe Cincinnati Bengals and Tee Higgins have had a long, drawn-out contract saga.

It goes back to last year when they franchise-tagged Higgins without any intention of trying to extend him to a long-term contract. They tagged him again this offseason with the hopes of doing exactly that after no young wide receiver has stepped up to look like a compliment to Ja'Marr Chase.

Now, Higgins is holding all the cards in negotiations. His agent and he knows Joe Burrow have pushed for him to be taken care of and given a contract to keep him around. He also just played on the franchise tag, and there is no way to keep him from the open market next season.

While they…