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A new report claims that Cincinnati Bengals<\/strong> receiver Tee Higgins<\/strong> is as good as gone after this season.<\/p>\n At this point, it is pretty safe to say that the Bengals 2024 campaign has been a massive disappointment. Entering the year, the assumption was the team would not be any worse than the team that finished 9-8 last season. Star QB Joe Burrow<\/strong> was expected to be back healthy and that alone would make a big difference.<\/p>\n Yet, they enter their BYE in Week 12 with a sad 4-7 record and no real reason to believe they will turn things around this season. Many can take the blame for their poor showing in 2024. But much of it will rest on the defense. The unit is giving up the 24th most yards (355.5) per game in the league, and fifth most points (26.9) in the NFL.<\/p>\n The offense hasn\u2019t been in vintage form \u2014 especially with Tee Higgins<\/strong> playing in just six games. But they certainly have done enough to at least have two more wins. Especially over the last couple of weeks. However, the strength of their team is expected to take a serious hit this offseason when Higgins is a lock to leave in NFL free agency next spring. At least that is what rumors around the league have been for months.<\/p>\n \u201cTee Higgins is not going to be playing there next year. That is something I have been hearing since the combine and it has never changed,\u201d Bleacher Report NFL insider James Palmer reported on Wednesday. \u201cAnd we\u2019ll see where they go from here but we\u2019ve seen what type of offense this is with both those [star receivers] on the field. My understanding was the plan was [they\u2019d] have Tee this year, make a Super Bowl run, and then they can\u2019t afford everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n Higgins\u2019 potential exit has been a salary cap reckoning that has been on the horizon for some time. In 2025, the Cincinnati Bengals are already locked into paying just Joe Burrow and Ja\u2019Marr Chase $67 million. Considering their problems on defense, investing a huge sum of money into another receiver just doesn\u2019t make team-building sense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An NFL insider explains why the Cincinnati Bengals losing Tee Higgins in free agency this offseason is an absolute lock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
NFL insider claims Tee Higgins is a lock to leave Cincinnati Bengals this offseason<\/h2>\n
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