After Week 14, Joe Burrow stunned many by proclaiming that he’s confident Higgins will be back with the team next year. It was safe to view that as him applying very public pressure on the front office (or he knows something everyone else doesn’t).

Tee Higgins is expected to be the top wide receiver available in the upcoming free agency class. Or, will he be? The Cincinnati Bengals haven't shown much of a desire to extend Higgins, leading many to believe he'd walk at the end of this season.