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ARLINGTON, Texas — Joe Burrow says he's willing to do whatever he can to help the Cincinnati Bengals keep receiver Tee Higgins, who is set to be a free agent in the offseason. Whether that means the star quarterback would consider restructuring his deal, Burrow wasn't saying after the Bengals beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-20 on Monday night. "We'll see," Burrow said when asked why he was confident the club would bring Higgins back.
Higgins is playing this season, his fifth, on the $21.8 million franchise tag. The price would go up on another season with the tag, but many players have been unwilling to sign the second time.
The 25-year-old Higgins is clearly the No. 2 receiver behind 2021 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Ja'Marr Chase, the NFL leader this season in yards receiving (1,319) and touchdowns (15). People are also reading.
.. But Higgins has been steady since the Bengals drafted the former Clemson standout with the first pick of the second round in 2020, the year before Chase went No.
5 overall in the first round. Higgins, who has been hampered by hamstring and quadriceps injuries this season, is one of three NFL receivers with at least five touchdowns in each of the past five seasons. "I'm confident we are going to be able to do what it takes to bring Tee back," Burrow said.
"I know that I am going to do what it takes to get him back. So he can have those talks; those are going to be offseason discussions. I think we are excited about that opportunity.
" BRIEFLY INTERNATIONAL: Jamaican Olympic discus champion Roje Stona and Australian rugby star Jordan Petaia are switching to a new sport, aiming to become NFL players. Stona and Petaia are among 14 athletes selected for the NFL's International Player Pathway program. STEELERS: Coach Mike Tomlin said wide receiver George Pickens likely will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury that is more significant than the team initially thought.
Pickens leads first-place Pittsburgh in receptions (55) and yards receiving (850). COWBOYS: Dallas coach Mike McCarthy said linebacker DeMarvion Overshown could miss the 2025 season recovering from the right knee injury sustained in a loss to Cincinnati on Monday. The second-year player tore multiple ligaments when a Bengals lineman crashed into his leg.
RAIDERS: Las Vegas signed quarterback Carter Bradley to the active roster and placed running back Zamir White (quadriceps) on season-ending injured reserve. Promoting Bradley is a sign of the Raiders' concern that QB Aidan O'Connell might not play Monday. BROWNS: Cleveland placed cornerback Greg Newsome II (hamstring) on injured reserve and waived wide receiver Kadarius Toney, who made two critical mistakes, including a fumble on a late punt, in Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh.
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