Bengals' Tee Higgins says he'd 'love' to return to Cincinnati ahead of free agency

Cincinnati Bengals prima wide receiver Tee Higgins would emotion to instrumentality successful escaped agency, but knows it’s not successful his control.

Higgins, 26, and chap prima Ja’Marr Chase person been 1 of the league's champion wide receiver duos since Chase entered the NFL successful 2021. 

"I mean, evidently I would emotion to beryllium determination successful Cincinnati. I emotion it here. I emotion the city. I emotion the fans. I emotion the coaching staff, everything successful the building. But, hey, it’s not successful my control." Higgins said via FOX19 Cincinncati.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins walks disconnected the tract aft the triumph implicit the Denver Broncos astatine Paycor Stadium. (Katie Stratman-Imagn Images)

Higgins is 1 of galore cardinal players the Bengals person hitting escaped agency, and it’s not guaranteed they volition marque a beardown connection to clasp their 2020 second-round pick. 

Defensive tackle B.J. Hill, cornerback Mike Hilton and choky extremity Mike Gesicki are among the halfway radical of players hitting escaped agency. 

In addition, Chase and prima borderline rusher Trey Hendrickson are seeking ample declaration extensions.

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Cincinnati Bengals, from left, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins instrumentality the tract for the Steelers crippled astatine Acrisure Stadium successful Pittsburgh connected Jan. 4, 2025. (IMAGN)

Higgins said helium is going to instrumentality immoderate clip distant earlier deciding connected his future. 

"I’m conscionable trying to enactment distant from it close present and wide my head, get distant from the game, particularly aft this, aft (the Super Bowl). Clear my head, get distant from the crippled for a fewer weeks, and then, obviously, successful March, that’s erstwhile things volition commencement ramping up for maine with the escaped bureau coming up," Higgins said. 

Higgins volition beryllium highly sought aft successful escaped agency. Despite being 2nd fiddle to Chase successful Cincinnati, helium has proven his quality to beryllium the No. 1 receiver successful immoderate team's offense. 

The 6-foot-4-inch receiver has dealt with wounded issues, missing 5 games successful each of the past 2 seasons, but has been highly productive erstwhile connected the field. 

Higgins caught 73 passes for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns past season.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins catches a walk against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

Through his five-year career, Higgins has caught 330 passes for 4,595 yards and 34 touchdowns. 

The Bengals finished 9-8 this season, conscionable missing the playoffs aft suffering one-too-many heartbreaking losses aboriginal successful the season.

Retaining Higgins, among different cardinal players, would spell a agelong mode to ensuring the Bengals stay successful playoff contention for years to come. 

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