'That Should Be Illegal' - Amon-Ra St. Brown Voices Frustration Over Tee Higgins Getting Franchise Tagged Again

The Bengals want to sign Higgins to a long-term agreement.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85) catches a pass before a holding call brings the play back in the first quarter of the NFL Week 6 game between the Detroit Lions and the Cincinnati Bengals at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The Bengals led 10-0 at halftime. Cincinnati Bengals At Detroit Lions Week 6 | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

CINCINNATI — Fellow NFL wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown voiced his frustrations on behalf of Bengals star Tee Higgins this week.

The Lions pass catcher noted how "hot" he'd be if he got franchise-tagged in consecutive seasons. Higgins is set to make $26.2 million on the tag this coming season unless Cincinnati works out a long-term contract with him.

"That should be illegal,” St. Brown said on the St. Brown Podcast. “I don't give a f--- what nobody says. That's so f---ed."

“I’d be so hot, I don’t care what nobody says. It is good money, but still.”

It's understandable why St. Brown or Higgins would be upset about the contract process taking this long. Cincinnati could've signed Higgins at any point over the last two negotiating cycles, but they didn't and the price just keeps rising for his services as a result.

"That should be illegal. I don't give a f*** what nobody says. That's so f***ed."

Amon-Ra St. Brown isn't a fan of the Bengals franchise tagging Tee Higgins for the 2nd straight season. pic.twitter.com/qA49ZPcSia

— St. Brown Podcast (@StBrownPodcast) March 5, 2025

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