Tee Higgins contract standoff and franchise tag possibility lingers, Adam Schefter weighs in with an interesting take.

For the second consecutive year, the Cincinnati Bengals have franchise tagged Tee Higgins. How will he fare in the 2025 fantasy football season?

Earlier on Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals again placed their franchise tag on WR Tee Higgins. However, that does not change the franchise’s plans to keep him for longer moving forward. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter,

It felt like only a matter of time before players started posting reactions to the Cincinnati Bengals hitting Tee Higgins with a second franchise tag. Ja'Marr Chase, it seems, tops the list. Chase took to social media after word broke that the Bengals applied the $26 million tag (and made a bold statement while announcing it) and kept things vague with his reaction.

For the second season in a row, the Cincinnati Bengals have used their franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. They will pay Higgins $26.2 million to keep him in Cincinnati next season.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) looks towards Cleveland Browns fans in the closing moments of the fourth quarter of an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Be

Duke Tobin on Bengals' Plan to Sign Star Players Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey HendricksonCINCINNATI — The Bengals placed the franchise tag on Tee Higgins on Monday. It was an expected move that allows them to continue to negotiate with his agent in hopes of agreeing to a long-term deal.

The Cincinnati Bengals are reportedly placing the franchise tag on wide receiver Tee Higgins, as expected. Here's a look at how much the tag costs and when the two sides must agree to a contract extension by.

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The Bengals designated Tee Higgins "as the team's franchise player, with the intent of continuing to work toward a long-term deal in Cincinnati."

Tee Higgins receives the franchise tag from the Bengals, meaning he will earn more than $26 million in 2025 barring an extension