{"id":24755,"date":"2025-06-03T23:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=24755"},"modified":"2025-06-03T23:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:03:12","slug":"bengals-wr-tee-higgins-makes-bold-proclamation-when-asked-if-there-is-another-step-he-can-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=24755","title":{"rendered":"Bengals WR Tee Higgins Makes Bold Proclamation When Asked if There Is Another Step He Can Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-mm-id=\"_aymjtc8y8\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6042,h_3398,x_0,y_96\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01jwvx3rhb6ch8a03v2z.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) catches a pass during a session of organized team activities on the Bengals practice field at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_8p0hdxhqc\"><strong>CINCINNATI<\/strong> \u2013 Wide receiver Tee Higgins signed a $115 million extension in March to remain with the Cincinnati Bengals through the 2028 season, but Tuesday he was already talking about his next stop.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_craklga3s\">Although it\u2019s not what you think.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h3js6usno\">Higgins was responding to a question about whether there is another step he can take as a receiver.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_18ejjgy11\">\u201cThere\u2019s always a next step until I\u2019m in the Hall of Fame,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Question: &quot;Is there a next step for you?&quot;<br \/>Answer: &quot;There&#39;s always a next step until I&#39;m in the Hall of Fame.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Good interaction between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesRapien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JamesRapien<\/a> and Tee Higgins today. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bengals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOX19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7B9gC6qDLr\">pic.twitter.com\/7B9gC6qDLr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX19Jeremy\/status\/1929974083044659708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_grfynh9d3\">Higgins obviously will have some work to do to enter that conversation, but four healthy years catching passes from Joe Burrow in this offense certainly could boost his qualifications.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_1cfg67vq1\">But Higgins, who has missed 14 games the last four seasons, wasn\u2019t too interested in a question about whether he can stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_kbd2fv2pv\">\u201cI plan on staying healthy,\u201d he said. \u201cLet&#8217;s not say &#8216;if.&#8217; Let&#8217;s not do that. It&#8217;s too early to be doing that. I plan on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_nwcx1qux3\">And what would that mean for an already explosive offense?<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_k2gkdt8b2\">\u201cWhen I do, we definitely could be deadly,\u201d Higgins said.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_c4ozteirw\">The Hall of Fame is as lofty a goal as there is, but it will be even tougher playing alongside \u2013 some would say \u201cin the shadow of\u201d \u2013 Ja\u2019Marr Chase.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_5womh4zds\">Higgins has amassed 330 catches for 4,595 yards and 34 touchdowns in his first five seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_sh203fhno\">It\u2019s not a scorching start to a career, but it\u2019s too far from the first five years of some recent receivers with gold jackets.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xsvejs3y6\">Here are the numbers the six most recent Hall of Famers who played the majority of their careers after 2000 amassed in their first five seasons (not including Devin Hester, who earned enshrinement primarily as a return man).<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_up73o8y9o\">Andre Johnson \u2013 371, 4,804, 25<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_1a012g85r\">Calvin Johnson \u2013 366, 5,872, 49<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xym3r8v22\">Isaac Bruce \u2013 312, 4,663, 29<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_bmfdcxzdo\">Randy Moss \u2013 414, 6,743, 60<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_20qr9la0n\">Terrell Owens \u2013 319, 4,758, 43<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ofy88jrw7\">Marvin Harrison \u2013 413, 5,554, 47<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengals WR Tee Higgins talked about improving until he reaches the Hall of Fame. 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