Star wide receiver Tee Higgins will be playing for the Cincinnati Bengals this season, but there’s a very real chance that this will be his last season with the team. And it sounds like he is quite aware of that fact.
During his press conference as the team heads into training camp, Tee Higgins got brutally honest about his status with the Bengals as he acknowledged there is a chance this season could be his “last ride” with the team.
“This could be the last ride for me and the guys. You never know,” Higgins said this week according to the Cincinnati Bengals team website. “Instead of holding out and waiting and just watching from afar, I’d rather be in the mix with the guys and grind it out with them. That’s how I’ve always been.”
Higgins and the Bengals failed to come to terms on a long-term contract extension this offseason, but he will be playing this season on a franchise tag that will pay him $22 million for the season. Higgins declared that the franchise tag was “still life-changing money” and said he signed it because he “just wanted to come out here and try to win a Super Bowl” with his teammates.
We’ll have to see if he can accomplish his goal.
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