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The future for Tee Higgins with the Cincinnati Bengals remains bleak. As of now, the franchise-tagged star is just trying to get back on the field after missing a second set of games due to another soft-tissue injury this season.

Those are reasons why this news about Tee Higgins and free agency should light a bulb atop the heads of the Patriots personnel group. The least they should do is go all-out to sign Tee Higgins. It will be one the best moves they could make.