The Bengals are slated to sign Perine to a two-year contract worth up to $3.8 million, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. Perine gets a chance to return to Cincinnati, where he played from 2020-22.

If Cincinnati is going to extend Higgins, the deadline to do so is July 15. The Bengals expressed their hopes to put pen to paper on a bigger deal on Monday. “The Bengals today designated WR Tee ...

The Cincinnati Bengals again aren’t letting Tee Higgins hit free agency. The Bengals have placed the franchise tag on Higgins ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, the team announced.