Tee Higgins’ franchise tag deadline with Bengals is coming, and will determine his future

Deadlines make deals

Deadlines make deals.

This is an axiom that is instilled in the minds of sports fans and lawyers alike. With apologies to Andrew Brandt — the former agent who went on to become the Vice President of the Green Bay Packers — who often outlines how “deadlines spur action” in his role as an analyst if you are hoping for movement about a player’s contract situation, look for impending deadlines.

To that end, this is...