The wide receiver room for the Cincinnati Bengals is one of the most fascinating position groups to follow this offseason. Already, it's making noise, with the team electing to hit Tee Higgins with the franchise tag for the second consecutive season.

The Bengals designated Tee Higgins "as the team's franchise player, with the intent of continuing to work toward a long-term deal in Cincinnati."

Don't look now, but the daily Ja'Marr Chase contract updates involving the Cincinnati Bengals will keep happening despite the wave of free agency news. Case in point, the Chase-Bengals-contract rumor that popped up during the scouting combine that suggested the two sides remain pretty far apart.