Tee Higgins Posts Cryptic IG Photo Ahead of NFL FA: 'Options Are Everywhere'

It always helps in negotiations to have other options, and those options may be "everywhere" for wide receiver Tee Higgins.

The Cincinnati Bengals playmaker took to Instagram on Thursday and posted a cryptic image that says "priorities are rare, options are everywhere" with the caption "5 just out here working."

Higgins played the 2024 season on the franchise tag and is scheduled for unrestricted free agency this offseason. Players such as quarterback Joe Burrow have been publicly vocal about wanting the team to bring the receiver back, but the Bengals also have to account for Ja'Marr Chase's contract situation as well.

Chase is arguably the best wide receiver in the league and is entering the final year of his deal in 2025. He is in line for quite the extension as well, which would mean committing a significant amount of money to a single position if the front office also brings back Higgins.

There is no questioning the Clemson product's talent, as he posted back-to-back seasons of more than 1,000 receiving yards in 2021 and 2022. He was well on his way to reaching that mark in 2024 as well before injuries limited him to 12 games.

Higgins still posted 73 catches for 911 yards and a career-best 10 touchdowns in those 12 games and took full advantage of the spacing created by the double teams and bracket coverage that Chases consistently draws.

There is chemistry in place between Burrow and Higgins, he has a proven track record in Cincinnati, and he is just 26 years old. That formula suggests the Bengals would be wise to re-sign him this offseason.

But it also suggests he will have other options if they don't.