The Cincinnati Bengals are set to bring back one of the NFL's top wide receiver tandems in Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in 2025. The way the franchise has gone about it, however, has rubbed its players the wrong way.

A Cincinnati Bengals franchise legend thinks the team is making a big mistake in its handling of Tee Higgins.Former Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” Tuesday and suggested that the team’s decision to tag Higgins for a second straight year was “disrespectful.

The Cincinnati Bengals continue to take some heat for the Tee Higgins franchise tag. Some of it comes from franchise greats, too. Chad Johnson, appearing on ESPN's "First Take" after the news of a second Higgins franchise tag hit the airwaves, suggested that the Bengals should've let Higgins go to the open market.