It is possible that one of the best free agents available does not reach the market this low season.
The Cincinnati Bengals focus on reaching a long -term agreement with the open receptor Tee Higgins, and hoping not to use a franchise label again, according to NFL Media. If the team cannot reach an agreement with its veteran Before the deadline of March 4 (4 PM ET), you will probably use the label in Higgins for the second consecutive year, informs Tom Pelissero.
Higgins played last season on the width receptor label of $ 21.8 million, and would be ready to win around $ 26.1 million this time signing the label.
He has been looking for a long -term agreement, and Campo de los Bengals, Joe Burrow, has been firmly advocating that the Bengals would give it to him. Justin Jefferson and Ceedee Lamb and Ceedee Lamb, who received $ 35 million and $ 34 million per year in their new agreements, respectively.
It is expected that Higgins teammate, Ja’mar Chase, reaches an agreement that falls in the same range or even exceeds both contracts, and therefore it has been speculated that the Bengals will not be able to pay Higgins in the long term covenant.
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It is possible that Higgins does not obtain an agreement in the same neighborhood as those three players, which are considered widely among the five main NFL receptors, but due to their current situation, it can probably approach a lot.
If it is labeled by the franchise, the floor for any long -term agreement of Higgins would begin with that number of $ 26.1 million, and would probably reach much higher. If that agreement comes from the Bengals or some other team, it would become a very well compensated man.
