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 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.

NFL free agency isn’t always the best place for teams to address glaring roster weaknesses. Spending huge amounts of money (especially guaranteed money) on free agents has the potential to backfire. But the New England Patriots need to make a splash in free agency in March.

The Cincinnati Bengals may have a void to fill in their wide receivers room during the 2025 offseason, as Tee Higgins is hitting free agency and isn't guaranteed to return. With that in mind, one NFL analyst has the Bengals taking a wide receiver in Round 1 of the 2025 NFL 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 Bengals have a generational talent at quarterback. Joe Burrow has publicly campaigned to keep his favorite targets in the fold. He’s even hinted at modifying his contract so Chase and Higgins can stay.

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

If the Cincinnati Bengals need to replace wide receiver Tee Higgins, who is a free agent this offseason, one NFL analyst believes the team will take a Missouri wide receiver in the first round of 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.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) smiles after completing a deep pass in the first quarter of the NFL Week 15 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Minnesota Vikings at PayCor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Cincinnati Bengals want to keep wide receiver Tee Higgins in their building for a long time. That has been made clear by head coach Zac Taylor, franchise quarterback Joe Burrow, and star receiver Ja’Marr Chase.

It gets lost in the chatter about extensions for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, never mind a coaching search now, but the Cincin