It would be a surprise if Tee Higgins doesn’t play for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2024, but that doesn’t stop fans around the NFL from dreaming and hoping.
But still, you can include Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the crowd of those who think the possibility of Higgins to Jacksonville would make all the sense in the world.
“I would be very surprised if Cincinnati lets him go. I don’t think that’s going to happen. But if there was an opportunity, it would be great to play with Tee,” Lawrence said on Radio Row to Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz.
“You know, we’ve texted a little bit back and forth. And the league is funny. You just never know how things are going to work out. So many factors are at play. But of course that’s a guy that I played with that we have a great chemistry. Great player. I would not be upset at all if he came to Jacksonville.”
In short: it would be an amazing outcome for the Jaguars and Lawrence if Higgins were to somehow become a free-agent and land in Jacksonville, but don’t hold your breath.
And that has nothing to do with the Jaguars, either. Higgins is a young, productive top-level talent at a key position, has played with Lawrence in the past, and would fill a void the Jaguars have in their receiver pecking order.
But every single year the same thing happens to most of the top projected free agents. The franchise tag is the likely outcome for Higgins considering the Bengals’ available cap space. He would be one of the best free agent receivers in recent history if he was available, but the odds of that actually happening are slim at best.
