While the NFL free agent market doesn't appear as star-studded this season compared to years past, one potential game-changing wide receiver could be available.

The contract saga between the Cincinnati Bengals and Tee Higgins resembles a rollercoaster. One second, Joe Burrow's public assault on the franchise makes it seem like a long-term deal is inevitable.

The Bengals value Joe Burrow's opinion and the quarterback has been consistent in his stance that the team should re-sign Tee Higgins.

After a 4-13 campaign in 2024, Eliot Wolf and the Patriots are expected to transform their offensive and defensive lines this offseason.

Higgins (6-4, 220 pounds) was picked by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft out of Clemson. The 26-year-old receiver hauled in 330 receptions for 4,595 yards and 34 touchdowns in five years (70 games) with the Bengals.

Tee Higgins contract standoff and franchise tag possibility lingers, Adam Schefter weighs in with an interesting take.

The narrative is slowly swinging back in a positive direction for the Cincinnati Bengals and star wideout Tee Higgins. During the early bits of the scouting combine, word went out that a team like the New England Patriots isn't all that interested in Higgins anymore.