Cincinnati welcomed Tee Higgins again to coaching on Thursday afternoon, with the broad receiver anticipated to return for the Bengals in week 3 Monday evening soccer in opposition to the Commanders.
Tee Higgins Returns To Bengals Follow
The Bengals are 0-2 to begin the season with out Tee Higgins, with the broad receiver unable to play in opposition to the Chiefs or the Patriots as he struggles with a hamstring pressure.
Higgins was reportedly near returning in week 2 in opposition to the Chiefs, with the star even partaking in heat ups earlier than the sport, however he was pressured to look at on from the sidelines as Cincinnati misplaced by only one level in Kansas Metropolis.
Calls went in opposition to the Bengals all evening, however with Higgins within the crew final Sunday’s defeat may have been a very completely different story.
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Cincinnati WR1 Ja’Marr Chase has been topic to loads of media consideration surrounding his contract in the previous few weeks, however he has struggled to get into both of the Bengals’ video games thus far this season with the receiver taking double protection on nearly each snap.
Chase has had simply 10 receptions in his first two NFL video games this yr, with just below 100 receiving yards and no touchdowns in what has been a troublesome begin to the marketing campaign for the league’s self-proclaimed greatest wideout.
With Higgins again within the crew, Chase ought to get extra freedom down the sector as extra consideration might be centered on the opposite Bengals star on his return.
Final yr Higgins had 42 catches for 656 yards in addition to 5 touchdowns for the Bengals, throughout a season the place he performed simply 12 video games on account of one other harm.
Higgins continues to be formally questionable on the Bengals harm report, however head coach Zac Taylor has hinted that the receiver will return for the AFC North facet in Monday evening soccer in opposition to the Commanders.
