The Cincinnati Bengals have some big decisions to make this offseason, and it starts with some of their key players returning to the team. Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Trey Hendrickson all need new contracts,

Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor agreed with Joe Burrow on desire to keep Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson and Ja'Marr Chase on Bengals roster.

Only two players were given the tag for 2025 before Tuesday’s deadline: Cincinnati receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City guard Trey Smith.

The NFL's franchise tag window closed on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, and only two players—Tee Higgins and Trey Smith—from the league's 32 teams had the franchise tag placed on them. This is the lowest amount of players given the franchise tag in an offseason since 2006 when just one player,

The tags have been applied. All two of them. Although it seemed on the front end that zero franchise tags could be applied for the first time since 2001, the tagging of Chiefs guard Trey Smith and Bengals receiver Tee Higgins results in the lowest total number (via Spotrac.

Here's the latest news and everything you need to know about the first major wave of NFL player movement this spring.

The Vikings didn't tag QB Sam Darnold, which means the 2018 top-three pick may have a chance to land a huge payday on the open market.

The deadline for teams to utilize the franchise tag for a player has come and gone, and there are officially just two players who were designated.

Multiple teams inquired about the availability of franchise-tagged Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, but Cincinnati's appetite for parting with the No. 2 receiver remains unclear, according to reports.