Michael Lombardi joins "The Pat McAfee Show" and breaks down why he thinks Bengals receiver Tee Higgins would shine as a WR1 on another team.

The latest update on where the Bengals stand on the idea of keeping Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase together in Cincinnati.

Duke Tobin has made definitive proclamations on Tee Higgins during each of the past two winters. The de facto Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1), quarterback Joe Burrow (9) and wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) take the field as captains for the coin toss before the first quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday,

Joe Burrow's public attempts to encourage the Cincinnati Bengals to keep both of their star wide receivers don't seem likely to pay off. Per ESPN's

No great surprise here when it comes to the Bengals wanting to keep Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

Near the end of the season, serious momentum seemed to suggest the Cincinnati Bengals would be able to keep Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on long-term contracts. Now, a little pushback to the idea has arrived, courtesy of anonymous NFL executives.

Pro Football Focus (PFF) has identified three potential landing spots for Higgins: the Washington Commanders, New England Patriots, and Las Vegas Raiders.

The Bengals went into last offseason facing questions about whether they would be able to keep wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on the team for years to come.

CINCINNATI — PFF's Dalton Wasserman dropped one free agent that each NFL team needs to keep this offseason and Tee Higgins took the Bengals' top spot. Higgins is coming off a strong campaign with 73 catches for 911 yards and 10 touchdowns (career-high) playing on the franchise tag.

The Cincinnati Bengals are predicted to replace Tee Higgins with a dynamic playmaker in the 2025 NFL Draft who won a national championship during his collegiate career.