Former Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins wants to make a name for himself in the NFL.
That is a big reason why the Cincinnati Bengals’ second-year wide receiver no longer plans to wear No. 85 after this season.
Higgins said Thursday that this will be his last year wearing that number and then he will go back to No. 5 — the number he wore at Clemson — in large part because he doesn’t want to be in the shadow of Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, the former Bengals great who wore No. 85.
“I keep seeing on Twitter, ‘Ochocinco 2.