The Cincinnati Bengals received positive news on Tee Higgins' availability for a Week 17 showdown with the Denver Broncos, but proceed with caution.

“If the Cincinnati Bengals let wide receiver Tee Higgins walk in free agency, the Chargers should overpay for his services,” Manzano wrote. “Higgins’s skill set would complement McConkey and give Herbert a dynamic one-two punch to help avoid more postseason meltdowns in the future.”

Given recent events such as the whiff on Jermaine Burton and ample cap space, it seems likelier than ever that the Cincinnati Bengals will find a way to keep Tee Higgins ahead of free agency. But that won’t stop Higgins’ name from coming up in chatter around free agency.

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.

Cincinnati Bengals face plenty of big questions this offseason, but Tee Higgins' future may be at the top of that list. Will they sign him to a long-term deal with Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson needing new contracts?

The Bengals are now more likely than ever to keep Tee Higgins because they keep having misfires like Burton. Sure, Joe Burrow pounding the table for Higgins to return is nice. So is the star wideout changing agents and the report that the Big 3 have all talked about making it happen.