{"id":7520,"date":"2024-12-04T08:55:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T08:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7520"},"modified":"2024-12-04T08:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T08:55:45","slug":"breaking-tee-higgins-linked-to-cowboys-in-100-million-free-agency-shopping-spree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7520","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Tee Higgins Linked to Cowboys in $100 Million Free Agency Shopping Spree!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Can Cowboys Nation envision Higgins as the No. 2 receiver alongside CeeDee Lamb as a way to revitalize QB Dak Prescott&#8217;s aerial game in 2025? Our Mike Fisher &#8211; and $100 million in coming cap room for 2025 &#8211; says it&#8217;s doable.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The first order of business for fans of the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0is to understand the &#8220;Blow It Up&#8221; plan, which as we have explained in detail in this space is the explanation for why owner Jerry Jones and the front office didn&#8217;t fully invest in winning in 2024 &#8230; preferring to keep the franchise&#8217;s salary cap &#8220;powder dry&#8221; for a 2025 remodel.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a controversial concept and it&#8217;s not infallible. But that&#8217;s what&#8217;s going on &#8230; all of which can lead to\u00a0Dallas owning a mind-boggling total of $100 million in cap space next March at the start of the NFL business year. (No, the contracts of Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons will not get in the way of the plan; they are, rather, very much a part of it.)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We broke down (see above link) how Dallas can (will?) get to the $100 million. And the next step for Cowboys Nation once that &#8220;first order of business&#8221; is understood and accepted?<\/p>\n<p>How will the Cowboys go about spending that money in the remodel? Which top free agents might they buy?<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.png 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.png 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.png 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.png\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"IMG_9163\" width=\"1331\" height=\"882\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwNzg4NTE0NzQzMTk5NTY5\/img_9163.png\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Fish Report below offers great detail on that, naming eight veteran names, their probably prices, and their hopeful fits in Dallas. Obviously, as our Mike Fisher points out, a lot of this is, as Jerry likes to call it, &#8220;fungible.&#8221; That is, some of the names of the guys who are free agents today could re-up with their existing teams tomorrow, thus removing themselves from our wish list.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, a headline-grabbing candidate is &#8230;\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0receiver Tee Higgins.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It&#8217;s being\u00a0projected\u00a0that Higgins, 25, will next spring land a five-year deal totaling $94 million, with an average salary of about $18.8 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SZcWB9hkgV8?t=1\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/SZcWB9hkgV8?t=1\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Higgins was a second-round by the Bengals in 2020 and demonstrated star quality right away. He totaled over 900 receiving yards as a rookie and then had back-to-back seasons over 1,000 receiving yards in 2021 and 2022. In a\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LVI loss to the Rams, Higgins had four catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This offseason, the\u00a0Bengals passed on giving him an extension (he was reportedly looking for a three-year deal totaling $70 million) so he&#8217;s playing out the string on his fifth-year-option total of $21 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys-2-insiders-reveal-coach-deion-sanders-blockbuster-news-bill-belichick-jerry-jones-rumor\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEwNjUxODM1NDYyMDY4MjAx\/billbelichick_deionsanders.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEwNjUxODM1NDYyMDY4MjAx\/billbelichick_deionsanders.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEwNjUxODM1NDYyMDY4MjAx\/billbelichick_deionsanders.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEwNjUxODM1NDYyMDY4MjAx\/billbelichick_deionsanders.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEwNjUxODM1NDYyMDY4MjAx\/billbelichick_deionsanders.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEwNjUxODM1NDYyMDY4MjAx\/billbelichick_deionsanders.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Can Cowboys Nation envision Higgins as the No. 2 receiver alongside CeeDee Lamb as a way to revitalize QB Dak Prescott&#8217;s aerial game? Fish &#8211; and $100 million in cap room &#8211; says it&#8217;s doable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Cowboys Nation envision Higgins as the No. 2 receiver alongside CeeDee Lamb as a way to revitalize QB Dak Prescott&#8217;s aerial game in 2025? 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