{"id":43266,"date":"2026-02-12T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43266"},"modified":"2026-02-12T00:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:01:41","slug":"raiders-issued-blockbuster-take-involving-bengals-tee-higgins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43266","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Issued Blockbuster Take Involving Bengals\u2019 Tee Higgins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tee-higgins-cincinnati-bengals.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tee-higgins-cincinnati-bengals.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tee-higgins-cincinnati-bengals.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tee-higgins-cincinnati-bengals.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Raiders Issued Blockbuster Take Involving Bengals\u2019 Tee Higgins\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If the Las Vegas Raiders do select Fernando Mendoza, it\u2019s obvious that the offensive line needs to be improved. Nonetheless, the weapons for Mendoza also needs an overhaul, considering the only reliable pass-catcher is Brock Bowers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Raiders lack a true No. 1 wideout for Mendoza to lean on. In free agency, there doesn\u2019t appear to be a top guy hitting the market. The Dallas Cowboys <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are expected<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to <\/span>franchise tag George Pickens <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and after that, there wouldn\u2019t be a true top wideout in his prime available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As for the draft, the Raiders could use a Day 2 pick to find a wideout. Still, that could take time due to development, so the trade route might be the best option. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During a Feb. 11 appearance on CBS Sports HQ <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, CBS Sports\u2019 Tyler Sullivan believes that the Raiders trading for Cincinnati Bengals star Tee Higgins makes sense for Las Vegas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIf you\u2019re the Raiders, you\u2019re trying to give Fernando Mendoza, who we assume is going to be the No. 1 overall pick, as many weapons as possible,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty nice with Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers in that offense, but they are a little thin at wide receiver. So, bringing in someone like Tee Higgins, who has been a 1B over the course of his career, I don\u2019t even consider him a secondary option in that offense. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHe is a legitimate No. 1 wide receiver. He just happens to be in the shadow of arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL in Ja\u2019Marr Chase. You put him in that offense with Klint Kubiak. We\u2019ve seen what he was able to do with Jaxon Smith-Njigba in terms of a league-leading target share. This is someone who could be heavily involved in that offense.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Could Mike Evans Be An Option for the Raiders<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While it would be ideal for the Raiders to have a wideout who is in his prime and a No. 1 guy, perhaps the Silver and Black can pursue a guy who has been a top wideout but is on the downside of his career as a stopgap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has been the No. 1 there and is a free agent this offseason. However, seeing as he will be 33 years old when the 2026 NFL season starts, the pass-catcher is on the downside of his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nonetheless, the Raiders have young receivers and could draft another this offseason who could learn from Evans. Moreover, he\u2019s played with minority owner Tom Brady, who could come in to convince his former teammate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2025, Evans posted 30 catches for 368 yards and scored three touchdowns in eight games in 2025, <\/span>per StatMuse <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Moreover, Evans\u2019 lack of production last season was due to time missed with a hamstring strain and a fractured clavicle.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mike Evans Floated as Veteran WR Option for Raiders<\/h2>\n<p>On a Feb. 10 appearance on CBS Sports HQ <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, CBS Sports\u2019 John Breech stated that the Raiders pursuing a veteran pass catcher to help Mendoza would be ideal, leading to him naming Evans as a potential option.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe only thing you want to do is bring in guys who can help your young quarterback,\u201d Breech said. \u201cWe know they have Brock Bowers. We know they have Ashton Jeanty. So they have the tight end situation settled. They have the running back situation settled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhy not go out and get some receivers and some help on the offensive line? I think bringing in a veteran receiver would be interesting, someone like Mike Evans. I don\u2019t know if he\u2019s going to want to go to a rebuilding team, but a veteran who can help Mendoza in his rookie year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Las Vegas Raiders issued a blockbuster trade take from a CBS Sports writer featuring Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Raiders Issued Blockbuster Take Involving Bengals\u2019 Tee Higgins - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43266\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raiders Issued Blockbuster Take Involving Bengals\u2019 Tee Higgins - 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