Former Bengals safety Jessie Bates comments on Tee Higgins' situation

Cincinnati Bengals fans are undoubtedly having deja vu right about now. As expected, franchise-tagged wideout Tee Higgins won't attend OTAs soon. That means he hasn't yet signed the actual franchise tag, which isn't a shocker. However, this is the exact same scenario that played out last year with then-tagged star safety Jessie Bates, who happens to even share the same agent as Higgins. An offer for Bengals fans For the best local Cincinnati news, sports, entertainment and culture coverage, subscribe to Cincinnati.com. $1 for 6 months Naturally, over in Atlanta, this subject has come up in interviews with Bates, who told ESPN's Marc Raimondi the following: “I've been through that process through