Former Clemson star wide receiver Tee Higgins, now in his sixth season with the Cincinnati Bengals, drew a lofty comparison from this former Bengals player.
Former NFL safety Michael Thomas, a 2018 Pro Bowler and former Bengals special teams captain, recently took to X (formerly Twitter) and had extremely high praise for Higgins, comparing him to Hall of Fame wideout Randy Moss:
Higgins missed Cincinnati’s Thanksgiving matchup against the Baltimore Ravens due to a concussion he suffered against the New England Patriots on Nov. 23, but returned to action in the Bengals’ game against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday.
Higgins hauled in six catches for 92 yards and had two impressive touchdowns (including a highlight reel one-handed snag) despite slamming his head on the frozen turf at Highmark Stadium multiple times and going in and out of the game. He underwent a couple of concussion evaluations, but was cleared to return each time.
“I’m a solider. Soldiers take hits. It happens. It’s football. It’s the name of the game. You’ve just got to get up, next play mentality,” Higgins said after the game, when asked how difficult it was for him to make it all the way through the contest.
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told reporters Monday that Higgins was back in concussion protocol. He had a limited practice on Wednesday and was seen practicing on Thursday as well.
However, he was not practicing on Friday and has been ruled out for the Bengals’ divisional matchup against Baltimore this Sunday.
Higgins has 46 receptions for 667 yards and nine touchdowns this season. He is tied for second in the NFL in touchdown receptions.
Coming into the 2025 campaign, Higgins had caught 330 passes for 4,595 yards and 34 touchdowns across 70 career regular season games, while recording at least 900 receiving yards in four of his five seasons, including back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns in 2021 and 2022. Higgins has also appeared in seven playoff games and ranks second in Bengals history in both postseason receptions (31) and postseason receiving yards (457).
Back in March, Higgins signed a four-year deal with Cincinnati worth $115 million. He was drafted by the Bengals in the second round (No. 33 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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