Could Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins emulate Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt soon?
A few years ago, Watt overruled his own agents and went to Steelers brass and agreed to his long-term extension, while reps thought they might be able to get more money out of the situation.
One line of thinking suggests Higgins might be on his way to doing something similar, in a sense. Word finally went public this week that he parted ways with NFL agent David Mulugheta.
That news came right after Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow publicly put pressure on the Bengals front office about getting a Higgins extension done — multiple times.
Granted, Watt was still signing a deal that made him the NFL’s highest-paid defensive player and the Steelers were breaking normal contractual behavior in terms of guarantees. Higgins might not get either of those things if he re-ups with the Bengals.
Onlookers will have to remain in wait-and-see mode when it comes to Higgins. But the fact this is even a conversation speaks to how dramatically things have changed around his possible long-term status with the Bengals.
