The finest number-two wide receiver in the NFL, in my opinion, wanted a trade, which put the Cincinnati Bengals in a risky scenario for the last week. The gifted Clemson target man Tee Higgins announced that he no longer wanted to play for Cincinnati after the team was unable to muster much momentum to secure a contract extension for the 6’4″ player.
The Cincinnati Bengals’ Ability to Trade Higgins Is Blown Up by a Recent Trade
Higgins created a stir on social media once more on Friday night when he shared pictures of himself holding the Tennessee sign. Similar to the significant Instagram mishap that occurred last week,
Although Higgins removed the post almost immediately, several fans had already taken pictures. Higgins would love to play for his hometown team. He was born and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and then moved to Clemson University to pursue his undergraduate career. To ease quarterback Will Levis’ transition into an NFL starter, the Titans would also want to add another gifted wide receiver.
Unfortunately for Higgins, that hope may have been blown entirely out of the water by the Nashville team’s actions on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee made the decision to exchange seventh-round picks and a third-round pick for standout cornerback SneeL’Jariusd of the Kansas City Chiefs. Primarily, this transaction will also involve the $19.8 million franchise fee and unavoidable
A third-round pick might not sound like much, but it virtually ensures that the team won’t reach an agreement to return Higgins to his native state. In his first season as head coach, Higgins is expected to fetch a second-round pick, and Brian Callahan is unlikely to move both second- and third-round picks. That would place a great deal of pressure on the player and the organization, since the success of the first-round pick would be the only thing that would determine the draft class as a whole. Naturally, Callahan recently assumed leadership in Tennessee following five seasons as Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator.
Although Cincinnati has battled valiantly to retain their top receiver in the city, Higgins’s public image has begun to suffer.