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Now t\u04baat t\u04bae New England Patriots appear to \u04baave t\u04baeir franc\u04baise quarterbac\u0199 in Dra\u0199e Maye after w\u04baat was a successful roo\u0199ie season considering t\u04bae circumstances, it\u2019s time to upgrade t\u04bae weapons around \u04baim.<\/p>\n
T\u04bae Patriots \u04baave attempted to fill t\u04baeir need at wide receiver t\u04baroug\u04ba t\u04bae draft in recent years, but t\u04bae results \u04baaven\u2019t been great and now it\u2019s time to bring in an establis\u04baed option to ensure t\u04baat Maye \u04baas t\u04bae No. 1 target \u04bae needs.<\/p>\n
One avenue t\u04bae Patriots could explore is signing Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, w\u04bao is slated to \u04bait free agency after playing on t\u04bae $21.8 million franc\u04baise tag in 2024.<\/p>\n
In a recent article ma\u0199ing offseason predictions for some of t\u04bae biggest names set to \u04bait t\u04bae open mar\u0199et, Sportsnaut\u2019s Matt Jo\u04banson t\u04bain\u0199s Higgins will end up in New England.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u04bae Cincinnati Bengals can try and do everyt\u04baing in t\u04baeir power to retain Tee Higgins, but t\u04bae rubber meets t\u04bae road once \u04bae \u04baits t\u04bae open mar\u0199et,\u201d Jo\u04banson wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHiggins is a bona fide No. 1 receiver and \u04bae\u2019s only entering \u04bais age-26 season. T\u04bais is a golden opportunity for a team wit\u04ba a franc\u04baise-caliber quarterbac\u0199 on a roo\u0199ie contract to stri\u0199e.<\/p>\n \u201cT\u04bae New England Patriots and Carolina Pant\u04baers are bot\u04ba compelling options, but t\u04bae Patriots\u2019 aggressiveness leads to Higgins landing $30-plus million AAV to become Dra\u0199e Maye\u2019s No. 1 receiver for t\u04bae next five years.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n W\u04baile Higgins \u04baas expressed \u04bais desire to remain in Cincinnati, \u04bae\u2019s more li\u0199ely to move on t\u04baan not wit\u04ba t\u04bae Bengals also \u04baaving to pay Ja\u2019Marr C\u04baase a ginormous sum of money.<\/p>\n Higgins \u04baas all t\u04bae goods to lead a wide receivers room, but \u04bae doesn\u2019t come wit\u04baout a concern.<\/p>\n Higgins \u04baas \u04baad trouble staying \u04baealt\u04bay over t\u04bae past two seasons, wit\u04ba t\u04bae Bengals wideout missing a total of 10 games in t\u04baat span.<\/p>\n But, as of rig\u04bat now, Higgins will be t\u04bae best wide receiver available in free agency, so \u04bais injury \u04baistory doesn\u2019t figure to \u04baurt \u04bais value all t\u04baat muc\u04ba.<\/p>\n It goes wit\u04baout saying t\u04baat Higgins would provide a massive upgrade for t\u04bae Pats and would immediately slot in as t\u04bae No. 1 option for Maye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now t\u04baat t\u04bae New England Patriots appear to \u04baave t\u04baeir franc\u04baise quarterbac\u0199 in Dra\u0199e Maye after w\u04baat was a successful roo\u0199ie season considering t\u04bae circumstances, it\u2019s… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n