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Bengals Place Franchise Tag on Tee Higgins for 2nd Straight Year
Higgins was the only skill position player to receive the tag this season and was just one of two players overall in 2025 to get it. The...

Upper Hand Staff
Mar 51 min read


Bengals Expected to Place Non-Exclusive Franchise Tag on WR Tee Higgins
It’s the second straight year that the Bengals will be using the tag on the star wide receiver, and comes on the heels of a season that...

Upper Hand Staff
Feb 191 min read


2024 Fantasy Football Awards
It's that time of the year to reflect on the hours and hours of research, debating, excitement, and frustration from the 2024 fantasy...

Tyler Alexander
Jan 823 min read


Tee Higgins 'Day-to-Day' with Quad Injury Suffered Late Last Week
Higgins was a surprise addition to the injury report on Friday of last week before being ultimately ruled out of Sunday’s loss to the...

Upper Hand Staff
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Faraz's Week 6 Fantasy Takeaways
Tony Pollard Becomes "The Guy" vs Indianapolis Tony Pollard was pretty much the guy for the Titans to start the game. Tyjae Spears got...

Faraz Siddiqi
Oct 14, 20247 min read


Week 3 Upgrades and Downgrades
Upgrade Cam Akers Akers is starting in Joe Mixon’s place this week. I wouldn’t overthink this one. While he did lose a fumble last week,...

Faraz Siddiqi
Sep 20, 20244 min read


Tee Higgins Returns to Practice, Has Best Shot of 2024 Debut vs Commanders
Talk about perfect timing for a return as a fantasy wide receiver. The Commanders have continued to nothing short of kindling for NFL...

Upper Hand Staff
Sep 20, 20241 min read


Tee Higgins Ofifically Signs Franchise Tag, To Play 2024 Without Long-Term Deal
After spending months on the schneid in search of a new contract extension, Higgins throws in the white towel and signs his $21.8M...

Upper Hand Staff
Jun 18, 20241 min read


Bengals WR Tee Higgins Franchise Tagged
This was the expectation after reports surfaced over the weekend that the Bengals had informed Higgins that they intended to franchise...

Upper Hand Staff
Feb 27, 20241 min read


Faraz's Week 15 Takeaways
Nick Mullens revives the Vikings offense There were a few RBs that were able to fill in for us this week… we have Zamir White have a...

Faraz Siddiqi
Dec 18, 20233 min read


Tee Higgins Expected to Return in Week 13
Higgins returns after missing three weeks of game action to a lineup sans Joe Burrow, which will prevent him from being startable as...

Upper Hand Staff
Dec 3, 20231 min read


Tee Higgins Sidelined Wednesday, Status in Question for Week 12
The hamstring injury continues to linger for the Bengals No. 2 option, who after an injury to Joe Burrow becomes all the more obsolete...

Upper Hand Staff
Nov 23, 20231 min read


2023's Top Trade Deadline Targets for Championship Contenders
Are you sitting comfortably at 7-3 or better (or at least in a spot where you essentially have a playoff berth locked up)? Yes? Now's...

Tyler Alexander
Nov 15, 20238 min read


Tee Higgins Misses Practice Tuesday, Expected Out for TNF vs Ravens
Higgins was labeled ‘week-to-week’ last Wednesday after suffering a hamstring injury in practice, and with a short turnaround for...

Upper Hand Staff
Nov 15, 20231 min read


Tee Higgins (Hamstring) Expected to Miss Week 10 vs Texans
The dreaded hamstring claims yet another victim, and it’s yet another top-flight wide receiver. Higgins reportedly suffered the injury...

Upper Hand Staff
Nov 10, 20231 min read


Go and Get Tee Higgins Today!
Tee Higgins is someone I’d be inquiring about if I have a need at wide receiver going into Week 8. This has really been a lost first half...

Faraz Siddiqi
Oct 26, 20232 min read


Week 7 Trade Targets
Trading is the quickest way to take your team from sitting on the bubble of a playoff berth to a championship contender, or vice-versa if...

Tyler Alexander
Oct 18, 20234 min read


Tee Higgins (Ribs) to be Game-Time Decision vs Seahawks
Game-time decisions don’t usually imply that someone will play, but Higgins was able to log a full practice on Friday - which suggests...

Upper Hand Staff
Oct 14, 20231 min read


Tee Higgins Misses Practice for 2nd Straight Day, Status in Question for Week 5
Not sure the Bengals could afford to be without their second-best playmaker on offense in a game they desperately need to win against a...

Upper Hand Staff
Oct 6, 20231 min read


Tee Higgins Says There's a Chance He Plays Week 5 vs Cardinals
After missing the rest of the game against the Titans following his injury, there were questions about whether Higgins would be ready to...

Upper Hand Staff
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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