The rumors are indeed true — Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has parted ways with NFL agent David Mulugheta.
Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer reported the news on Wednesday.
It’s a bombshell of a report following up on rumors earlier the same day that suggested as much. And as we noted there, a change in representation could mean Higgins takes a new approach to handling a possible contract extension with the Bengals.
Currently under the franchise tag, Higgins can’t sign an extension with the Bengals until after the season. But he’s free to do so well before free agency opens next spring.
The move doesn’t feel like a coincidence, at least. Days earlier, Joe Burrow broke out of his usual conservative shell to say he’s confident Higgins will be back next year, which led to speculation he was publicly putting pressure on the front office to get something done.