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.

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:

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.

Higgins played last season on the $21.8 million wide receiver tag, and would be set to earn around $26.2 million this time around if he signs the tag. That is higher than the proj

Most Cincinnati Bengals trade projections that include Tee Higgins fall flat because the team just won't do it. Those Bengals value their own far too much and when in an actual standoff, well, fans re

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• The Cincinnati Bengals have been tight-lipped on their intentions to franchise tag Tee Higgins, but it’d make some sense to go through with it based on the number and the market.

For some, though, Higgins’ best fit in free agency might be with a team like the Washington Commanders, not the Bengals — an idea thrown out by ESPN’s Matt Bowen:

With the Cincinnati Bengals missing out on the playoffs last season, the front office is actively exploring options to strengthen the roster around quarterback Joe Burrow. Three years ago, Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals faced off against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.