A Chase extension could indeed be friendly in Year 1, depending on the structure. That could, in turn, give the Bengals wiggle room to frontload another deal and/or pay out big for Higgins and/or Hendrickson, if not both, offsetting the big spike on Chase’s cap hits after 2025.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is set to become a free agent this offseason. Barring the Bengals placing the franchise tag on him again, Higgins will have the chance to join another team come March.

Quarterback Joe Burrow has made it clear that he wants to continue playing with receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins for years to come and wants the Bengals to make that happen. But with Higgins set to become a free agent next month,

Higgins’ note there actually comes in the wake of his head-turning comments during an actual interview, in which he pointed out that things are out of his control — he’d like to stay with the Bengals but also understands that he could wind up on another team.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins will become a free agent this offseason, but he's made it clear, along with his quarterback Joe Burrow, that he wants to remain in Cincinnati. The offensive trio of Burrow, Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase hopes to stay together in 2025, but Higgins will need a new deal in order for that goal to come true.

The Bengals are notorious with being tough negotiators. They traded Carson Palmer after the two sides had a nasty public feud back in 2011. The Bengals let safety Jessie Bates III walk in free agency two years ago, and now, it appears that they will possibly lose Higgins this offseason.

Although Joe Burrow continues to turn up the heat on the Bengals regarding Tee Higgins, the team's longtime No. 2

Tee Higgins, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, is uncertain about his future with the team as he approaches free agency next month. "Obviously,