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Higgins gladly trading his Hot Wheels for big payday in the NFL

It is crazy how things work out.

If it was not for a bribe, Tee Higgins might never have gone to Clemson. He might never have become the superstar receiver he is today. And Thursday night, instead of hearing his named called out in the 2020 NFL Draft, might be just an ordinary night.

To understand how Higgins became an All-ACC receiver at Clemson, you have to go back 12 years when he was eight years old and was just learning how to catch a football. Like anywhere in the South, the summer months can be hot and humid, and it was no different in Higgins’ hometown of Oak Ridge, Tenn.