{"id":19004,"date":"2025-03-28T11:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19004"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T11:52:58","slug":"breaking-bleacher-report-picks-bengals-star-tee-higgins-as-teams-most-overpaid-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=19004","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Bleacher Report Picks Bengals Star Tee Higgins as Team&#8217;s Most Overpaid Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-mm-id=\"_6ghddyplv\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5306,h_2984,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01jqe712m4f7mmy07bhw.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) pulls in a pass during a preseason joint practice at the Paycor Stadium practice facility in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_otyi321u3\"><strong>CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Bleacher\u00a0Report&#8217;s\u00a0Brad Gagnon released his list of most overpaid players on each NFL team this week\u00a0and\u00a0Tee Higgins was his pick for the Bengals.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_fdbusz304\">Higgins just signed a four-year, $115 million deal\u00a0with the team this month.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_x2q1r9k51\">&#8220;I\u00a0wrote in this spot last year that the $21.8 million franchise-tag rate is silly for a player who has never gone over 75 catches, 1,100 yards, or seven touchdowns in four non-Pro Bowl campaigns,&#8221;\u00a0Gagnon wrote.\u00a0&#8220;He did score 10 touchdowns in 2024, but the rest remains true for a player now making $28.8 million per season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_5oqilsdwq\">It&#8217;s\u00a0a wild take on a talent who has consistently helped unlock\u00a0Cincinnati&#8217;s\u00a0elite offense under Joe Burrow. Higgins\u00a0hasn&#8217;t hit those higher-volume marks in his career because every year outside his rookie campaign has come alongside\u00a0Ja&#8217;Marr\u00a0Chase.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_nzeuk236m\">Only five players have more targets than Chase (582) since he entered the league in 2021. 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