Football Outsiders Bold Move For The Bengals? Trade Tee Higgins

Cincinnati has been adamant that it won't trade Higgins anytime soon.

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Russ Heltman
Publish date:
Mar 4, 2023 11:38 AM EST

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CINCINNATI — Football Outsiders came up with bold moves for all 32 NFL teams this offseason.

Trading Tee Higgins took center stage once again.

Duke Tobin and the Bengals brass made it pretty clear they don't want to trade him, but FO thinks it could set the Bengals up for long-term success.

"Obviously, the model is Kansas City," Robert Weintraub wrote for ESPN. "The team with whom the Bengals have slugged it out for AFC supremacy over the past two years. The Chiefs stayed on top after making the bold move of dealing Hill rather than pay him top dollar, with most of the savings allocated to paying Mahomes. Cincy could easily do the same with Higgins, and he would return a fat haul in draft capital -- maybe not quite what Miami gave up for Hill (a first, a second, two fourths, and a sixth) but enough to keep the young talent assembly line running in Cincy, allowing the Bengals to further enjoy this golden era of competitiveness while maintaining cap flexibility.

"Kansas City made a bold move and was rewarded with a Lombardi Trophy. Will Cincinnati be as intrepid? It may be the needed step to at last bring the franchise that elusive first championship."

Cincinnati has some important roster decisions to make in the next 18 months.

Trading Higgins would be a big shake-up from their previous stance.

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