With the Tennessee Titans hiring Brian Callahan, and with the team’s need at wide receiver, many have speculated about the Titans possibly signing Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in free agency.
Barring his getting the franchise tag from Cincinnati, Higgins is set to hit the open market and has already made it clear he would definitely be interested in playing for the Titans.
On top of being able to go home (he was born in Oak Ridge, TN), the chance to play for Callahan again was another reason Higgins has his eyes on Tennessee.
While attending Super Bowl week in Las Vegas, Higgins heaped praise on his former offensive coordinator and called him a “great offensive mind.”
“He helped me a lot,” Higgins said, per Jim Wyatt of TennesseeTitans.com. “He helped me grow as a player since my rookie year. He’s a great coach, man, probably one of the best in the league.
“(He has) a great offensive mind,” Higgins added. “I was able to pick his brain a little bit, and learn new things about the game that I didn’t know.”
Higgins also believes Callahan will help the Titans “a lot” because of his experience and track record of success with other players he has coached.
“He’s going to help (Tennessee) a lot,” Higgins said. “He coached Peyton Manning, Joe (Burrow). He coached me and Ja’Marr. He’s going into a situation where he can help those guys over there to get it going in Tennessee.”
Higgins notes that he didn’t talk about his home town much with Callahan but made it clear the Titans head coach “knows I love it.”
It remains to be seen if Callahan and the Titans have as much interest in Higgins as he does in Tennessee. At the very least, he should be on their radar, as the veteran wideout would provide a major boost to a receiving corps. that was lackluster, at best, in 2023.
