Tee Higgins says trade additions ‘would be welcome with open arms’ on Bengals

Tee Higgins would welcome new Bengals players acquired at the NFL’s trade deadline.

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The Cincinnati Bengals approach the NFL trade deadline with a few needs they could address and will surely at least talk with other teams about moves.

Players know it too, as wide receiver Tee Higgins fielded questions about the topic on Monday and told CLNS Media’s Mike Petraglia that new players in the locker room “would be welcome with open arms. Bring them into the family.”

This has been an interesting topic surrounding the Bengals for a few days after Zac Taylor told onlookers he wasn’t concerned about how adding a new player to the locker room would impact the team’s chemistry.

That’s the continued overarching theme here — the Bengals are very confident in the locker room culture they’ve built during the roster overhaul of the last two years.

If the Bengals do make a move, they have plenty of needs they could look to address:

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