Cincinnati Bengals franchise wide receiver Tee Higgins has requested a trade, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Higgins said he loves Cincinnati and hoped to be with the team long term, but he is disappointed that the team has not had any talks about a long-term contract extension since March 2023, per sources.
Higgins, a second-round draft pick in 2020, was set to enter free agency after his rookie contract with Cincinnati expired. In his first four seasons with the team, he caught 257 passes for 3,684 yards and 24 touchdowns. In seven postseason games, he has 31 receptions for 457 yards and three touchdowns.
This is the second consecutive offseason when Higgins’ long-term future with the club has been a topic of conversation. At last year’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, Bengals executive Duke Tobin emphatically shot down a potential trade involving Higgins.
However, the two sides were unable to come to terms on a long-term extension before Higgins started the final season of his current deal. Higgins had an injury-plagued 2023 season that restricted him to 12 games. He totaled 42 receptions, 656 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Higgins has publicly and privately expressed his desire to remain in Cincinnati for multiple years. But that is just one high-priced part of Cincinnati’s future projected offense.
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