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\"Bengals<\/p>\n

The most valuable wide receiver set to hit the free agent market this offseason is Tee Higgins, and there\u2019s no shortage of teams ready to make a run at him. Ranked as the No. 1 free agent in PFSN\u2019s Top 100, Higgins is expected to demand a massive contract that could reach upwards of $30 million.<\/p>\n

After spending his first five seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals, Higgins could be on the move. However, one PFSN analyst predicts the receiver will stay in Cincinnati and earn the same lucrative extension as San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk.<\/p>\n

Bengals Predicted To Give Tee Higgins Contract Similar to Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s Four-Year Extension<\/h2>\n

Although his 2024 season was shortened because of an injury, he still put up amazing numbers \u2014 scoring 10 touchdowns in just 12 games while posting a career-low drop rate (2.8%).<\/p>\n

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The Bengals have yet to decide whether or not to prioritize the star wideout as the clock ticks toward free agency, but PFSN\u2019s Ben Rolfe predicts they will give him a contract similar to Aiyuk\u2019s four-year, $120 million ($76 million guaranteed) contract extension with the 49ers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAfter playing out the 2024 season on the franchise tag, the consensus has been that Higgins is a goner. But in reality, the Cincinnati Bengals have the cap space to make an extension (or even a second franchise tag) work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cCincinnati enters the offseason with $50 million in cap space (11th-most). Higgins will certainly earn a deal worth over $30 million annually, but the Bengals can sign him to something similar to Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s contract (four years, $120 million, $76 million guaranteed) without too much short-term pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere would certainly be long-term consequences. Other free agents like B.J. Hill and Mike Hilton would be difficult to retain, while Ja\u2019Marr Chase\u2019s looming extension could cost Cincinnati Trey Hendrickson in 2026.<\/p>\n

In order to stomach the cash flow, the Bengals may need to change how they structure contracts (where all the guaranteed money is typically paid upfront via the signing bonus), but the front office was willing to make an exception on\u00a0Joe Burrow\u2019s contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s certainly a bold prediction, but the Bengals might eventually make an exception for Higgins, who has repeatedly expressed the desire to stay in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see. You never know what the future holds,\u201d Higgins told Cincinnati\u2019s local FOX19 when asked about his future with the Bengals. \u201cObviously, I would love to be here in Cincinnati. I love it here. I love the city. I love the fans. I love the coaching staff. I love everyone in the building, but it\u2019s out of my control.\u201d<\/p>\n

But if the Bengals fail to re-sign Higgins or pass on tagging him again, it\u2019s safe to say he\u2019ll earn a hefty contract in NFL Free Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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