Wide receiver has become the dominant position in all of fantasy football, as young players like Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase and CeeDee Lamb (to name a few) are lighting up the stat sheets. Unfortunately, NFL teams looking to make a major splash at the position will find it difficult to accomplish as the free agent market is a bit weak heading into the 2023 offseason. With that said, making a big splash trade these days can help fill a void. Look at what Davante Adams and Tyreek Hill did for their respective new teams. Oh, and let’s not forget about the A.J. Brown impact.
Some of the big names being floated around in potential trades include DeAndre Hopkins and Brandin Cooks, but what about Tee Higgins? He’s still on his rookie deal and not expensive at the moment, but the time will come where he’s going to be paid handsomely. The problem for the Bengals is that they’ll also have to pay Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase in the near future, and keeping all three is going to be tough under the salary cap. If you’re Cincinnati, do you trade him now or at the in-season deadline for the bounty of draft picks that would likely be offered?
Bengals personnel director Duke Tobin addressed the issue this week at the NFL combine, saying he has no intention of trading Higgins. That won’t stop us from playing the “what if” game.
