Tee Higgins contract saga details add interesting context
The Cincinnati Bengals got it done with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins contract extensions, undoubtedly fueled by public and private pressure from Joe Burrow.
As it turns out, there was a point in time when the Bengals were apparently really considering tag-and-trade scenarios.
Rocky Arceneaux, Higgins' agent, told Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer that it seemed like a trade would happen.
"[P]rior to the combine, we talked about the franchise tag and what impact it could potentially have on Tee,” Arceneaux said. “And when they decided to tag him, I had assumed, because we had talked about it prior to the tag with the intent of trading. So we proceeded along those lines, and once the process started, it became clear and evident that the Bengals, like I say, it was more inclined to pay him rather than trade him.”
Whether the Bengals seriously entertained the idea of a trade or were just doing due diligence on every possible outcome is hard to say now.
Similar to Trey Hendrickson, it's just as hard to say if another team would be willing to meet Cincinnati's overvalued asking price in a trade before paying up a market-topping contract extension, too.
Either way, the Bengals can ride the "get your own" narrative now when it comes to Higgins. Outsiders can presume that Burrow himself, or through his reps, made it plenty clear that a Higgins trade wouldn't be a great decision.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Tee Higgins contract saga details add interesting context
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