The Cincinnati Bengals have some really big decisions to make at wide receiver. If they let Tee Higgins hit the market, he could land a massive contract elsewhere.

This is a dream scenario for Cincinnati if it trades Higgins. The Bengals would put themselves in a position to draft the wideout’s replacement, perhaps Arizona product Tetairoa McMillan, a big-bodied receiver at 6’5″, 212 pounds. The club can also address its defensive needs in the first round with the 17th pick.

As much as he minced his words when it came to losing games the defense gave away, he still looked like the leader the Bengals needed. If they franchise tag Higgins with the intention of trading him, the not-so-nice side of Burrow could arise.

The Cincinnati Bengals could very well decide to franchise tag star wide receiver Tee Higgins in hopes of retaining him for at least one more season. Higgins agrees to play under it in an ideal world,

The most prominent example right now is ESPN’s Aaron Schatz, whose set of bold offseason projections has the Buffalo Bills blowing the Bengals “out of the water” with a Higgins trade offer:

The Cincinnati Bengals are predicted to franchise tag wide receiver Tee Higgins and trade him to an NFC contender with a superstar quarterback.