Tee Higgins tagged (was “Another one bites the dust” - Update: Re-signed with Bengals)

[A.C Vegas]

The Bengals are not going to have any money for anything after this God damn

 

[WhatJustHappened]

70M on 2 WRS, Burrow was what, 45-50M?

 

[PatsFan2]

So the Bengals are going to do it the Colts Fashion way: try to outscore people to win. Let's see how long that lasts: Did I say the Bengals Defense is going to suck?? History have taught them nothing.

 

[TB12TheGoat]

wtf are the Bengals doing lol. at least those Colts teams with Manning/Harrison/Wayne had Mathis and Freeney. and Sanders when he was healthy

 

[farn]

wtf are the Bengals doing lol. at least those Colts teams with Manning/Harrison/Wayne had Mathis and Freeney. and Sanders when he was healthy

They only won that one year when Sanders was the real mvp.

 

[Ross12]

Bengals defense in 2025:

 

[Pape]

This mean they will be more receptive to trade deals for Trey Hendrickson? If so, what is he worth?

Adding him to our DLine would be huge...

 

[thecore762]

This got to be a joke…3 guys on offense eating up a huge chunk of their salary lol.

 

[Lansdowne]

What’s interesting is that’s still less than what people were projecting Higgins to make in free agency. I kept seeing $30+ million per season estimates and he’s taking less than that to stay with Cincy. I guess the rumor was true of him wanting to make it work to stay with the team.

 

[Froob]

genuinely surprised Tee re signed. good value too

 

[Fuzz]

What’s interesting is that’s still less than what people were projecting Higgins to make in free agency. I kept seeing $30+ million per season estimates and he’s taking less than that to stay with Cincy. I guess the rumor was true of him wanting to make it work to stay with the team.

Yeah, he left some money on the table, but he’s still in the top 10 of WR contracts and making around $29M/Year, so not that far off.

 

[Steve102]

This got to be a joke…3 guys on offense eating up a huge chunk of their salary lol.

I thought I read they wanted 2 R1s.

 

[lancerman]

Not surprised Higgins stayed. Burrow was practically begging for it in every interview, they weren't going to upset the QB

 

[EMpats]

Paying three players almost half the salary cap is going to bite them in some way

 

[maust]

Full props to Joe Burrow. He loudly called out Bengals owner Mike Brown from every platform he could find in a successful effort to force his cheap ass to sign his boys. It may well end up a case of 'be careful what you wish for lest you get it' as far as the rest of the roster goes but it's no small thing to pry Mike Brown's wallet open. How it all plays out may not end up being to Burrow's liking but he accomplished what he set out to do. I'm not the only one surprised by the signings

Bengals blinked for Joe Burrow

If they'd played it cheap with key players, they were inviting a showdown with their QB.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[Sect140]

Seems like Burrow cares more about his stats then competing for a Super Bowl.

 

[maust]

Seems like Burrow cares more about his stats then competing for a Super Bowl.

Or he naively expects Mike Brown will pay the cash price to kick the salary cap can down the road on a boatload of other contracts as well

 

[Grogan14]

I think Chase is a special player worth every cent. Tee Higgins in my view is over rated and not worth 30 million per year.
I also believe Trey Hendrickson is more difficult to replace than Tee Higgins.
Trading Tee for a second rounder and cap relief would have been a good move

 

[Thunderhead]

Must be cool to be a fan of team that isn't cheap. Oh well.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Seems like Burrow cares more about his stats then competing for a Super Bowl.

Really bad idea when players especially younger ones get this kind of power. I remember when young Brady was asked about guys like lawyer milloy and ty law leaving since they were among his best friends and he said something like if it were up to him theyd all still be here but he understood theres a reason other people make the decisions.