NFL 2024 contracts - Prescott, Chase, more star negotiations - ESPN

As we move through NFL OTAs and mandatory minicamps to gear up for the start of training camps at the end of July, a handful of big names have uncertain futures — contractually speaking — with their teams. So, we checked in around the league on where things stand for 20 stars who could either get paid this summer or walk next offseason.

The Cincinnati Bengals find themselves in an interesting space with their star wide receivers, and the Dallas Cowboys need to figure out what they want to do with arguably their three biggest stars.

NFL Nation gives the latest on each player and what's next. Let's dive in.

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Latest on negotiations: Higgins and the Bengals haven't had negotiations for a new contract in more than a year, multiple sources have told ESPN. The 2020 second-round draft pick is the only player franchise-tagged this offseason who has yet to receive a long-term extension.

Higgins has not signed the tender worth $21.8 million. After requesting a trade earlier in the offseason, Higgins later indicated he will play for the Bengals in 2024.

Cincinnati has used the franchise tag three times in the past decade, on DE Michael Johnson (2013), WR A.J. Green (2020) and S Jessie Bates III (2022). None signed a long-term deal with his respective club.

It is certainly trending that way for Cincinnati's No. 2 wide receiver. — Ben