Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin slammed the door shut on talk of a Tee Higgins trade on Tuesday.
With word starting to spread that teams will be calling Cincinnati about the wide receiver, Tobin emphatically said that other franchises will have to figure their own receiver rooms out as Higgins is still a member of the Bengals.
“Trading Tee Higgins is not on my mind. That’s their problem,” Tobin told reporters at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine about teams asking about a possible Higgins trade. “They want a receiver, go find your own. … The trade stuff is a little ridiculous right now.”
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— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) February 28, 2023
Well, that’s one way to swat down trade rumors involving one of your best players. While NFL general manager talk is padded by design, you usually don’t get such a forceful rejection like what Tobin gave.
It really sounds like it’ll take a Godfather-level trade offer for the Bengals to consider moving Higgins before his rookie deal is up. An extension feels much more likely after hearing Tobin’s response on Tuesday.
