Experts question whether Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins should be traded.

When the league-wide window to do so opens on Tuesday, standout wideout Tee Higgins of the Cincinnati Bengals will be eligible to receive the franchise tag.

It appears inevitable that Higgins will be tagged, even if the Bengals don’t seem to be planning to make the move right now.

However, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated believes that Higgins will be involved in one of two plausible tag-and-trade scenarios when they happen.

Among them, Higgins and Burns seem like good prospects for a tag-to-trade. In Burns’ situation, it’s because, over the past few years, he and the Panthers haven’t been able to come to an amicable long-term arrangement. In Higgins’s instance, this is due to an upcoming larger contract that the Bengals have in store for Ja’Marr Chase.

However, history and the workings of a tag and trade paint a different picture.

Less than ten tag and trade transactions have occurred since 2018, and even in the unlikely event that the Bengals find a trade partner ready to part with several draft picks—including perhaps a late first-round pick—Higgins would not be required to sign the tag if he is unhappy with the team’s proposed destination or extension.

The Bengals have always been able to extend the window of contention by one additional year by using the $20.7 million tag. The Bengals have ample cap room, Joe Burrow’s deal figure doesn’t increase until 2025, and it’s structured so they could pay both Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase simultaneously thanks to future restructure options.

The Bengals have until March 5 to apply the tag and until July 15 to negotiate an extension, unless another desperate team makes an unbelievable offer.