Bengals star Tee Higgins responds to support from Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase with free agency looming

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The Cincinnati Bengals are solely focused on winning out the rest of the season with the hope of sneaking into the playoffs. 

However, the reality for star wide receiver Tee Higgins is that he will be a free agent no matter how the season shakes out for Cincinnati, begging the question of whether he finds a home elsewhere or stays put. 

That has been a topic hanging over the Bengals’ heads all season long, and it is something quarterback Joe Burrow and fellow receiver Ja’Marr Chase have both commented on. 

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, #9, talks with wide receiver Tee Higgins, #5, after a play as the punting team takes the field in the second quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (IMAGN)

Burrow said he would be "very disappointed" to see Higgins playing for another team, and Chase reiterated that point before the win over the Tennessee Titans this weekend. 

"Yeah, 100%, I feel like he deserves to be here," Chase told reporters about Higgins. "He wants to be here, but at the end of the day, that’s not in my control. I just hope the best for him. I hope he can stay. We keep this going."

Chase added that Higgins is a missing piece to this successful offensive trio if he leaves, saying "we have built chemistry this long, chemistry with Joe, so the chemistry is there already."

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So, how does Higgins feel about hearing his teammates sticking up for him with this contract