Bengals exec, coach shut down Tee Higgins trade speculation: 'Find your own' wide receiver

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The Cincinnati Bengals issued a fiery response to the trade rumors surrounding wide receiver Tee Higgins.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin shut down any notion that the team would entertain any potential offers that involved shipping off Higgins to another team in the NFL.

"If they want a receiver, go find your own," an emphatic Tobin said at the league's scouting combine. "In my opinion, Tee Higgins is a good piece for the Cincinnati Bengals. The trade stuff is a little ridiculous right now."

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins catches a pass during warm-ups prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers at Paycor Stadium on Nov. 6, 2022, in Cincinnati. (Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports)

The former second-round pick is set to enter the last year of his rookie contract, unless he and the Bengals can come to an agreement on a long-term contract extension.

Since Higgins was not selected in the first round, Cincinnati does not have the option of having him play an additional year under the fifth-year option.

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Complicating matters for the Bengals' front office are the looming decisions on contract extensions for star quarterback Joe Burrow and All-Pro wideout Ja'Marr Chase. Tobin noted that the team does have a rough estimate in mind on how much a potential extension for Burrow would cost.

"I have been pretty vocal about what Joe means to us, and my job is to facilitate his success as best I can with putting pieces around him, and his contract will