CINCINNATI — PFF's Dalton Wasserman dropped one free agent that each NFL team needs to keep this offseason and Tee Higgins took the Bengals' top spot. Higgins is coming off a strong campaign with 73 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns (career-high) playing on the franchise tag.

The Cincinnati Bengals could solve their Tee Higgins problem for a fraction of the price in the upcoming draft.

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins was ranked as the NFL's top free agent in a list released by USA Today on Wednesday.

The Cincinnati Bengals doing a big-money contract extension with Ja’Marr Chase seems an obvious event for the franchise this offseason. Fresh off the team’s botching of it before last season, to the point reports said Chase felt misled, the star wideout went and won a triple crown, only upping his value.

The Bengals may want to try to keep Tee Higgins along with extending Ja’Marr Chase with a lucrative contract, but Higgins might end up being too expensive. Burden can be a strong cheap contingency to play well off Chase as an immediate impact No. 2.

The Bengals face plenty of big questions this offseason, but Tee Higgins' future may be at the top of that list.

The Chicago Bears need a really good wide receiver. Really good wide receiver Tee Higgins needs a new contract. Match made in football heaven, right? Maybe.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins suffered a left ankle injury during the third quarter of the NFL Week 18 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. The Bengals announced that ...

An NFL analyst believes the Cincinnati Bengals should trade for a superstar playmaker to replace Tee Higgins this offseason.

The 25-year-old switched agents midseason and is now represented by Rocky Arceneaux, the same agent that Ja'Marr Chase has been with for the past four seasons. Negotiating with Arceneaux moving forward is expected to be much more reasonable.

The Cincinnati Bengals could replace the impact of Tee Higgins with a massive first-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Unfortunately, the Cincinnati Bengals missed the playoffs in 2024 for the second straight season. However, the team ended the year on fire, winning five consecutive games. Furthermore, the Bengals won eight of their final 12 games after starting the season with a 1-4 record.