That Should Be Illegal' - Amon-Ra St. Brown Voices Frustration Over Tee Higgins Getting Franchise Tagged Again By Cincinnati Bengals

Earlier this week, the Cincinnati Bengals used the franchise tag on Higgins, locking him in for a one-year deal worth $26.2 million should he and the team be unable to come to terms on an extended deal before the summer’s deadline.

Wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown, who earned a long-term contract extension with the Lions last offseason, was beside himself on the latest St. Brown Bros. podcast. He could not believe that Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tee Higgins was franchise-tagged for the second straight season.

But St. Brown gains new practice competition should the Lions take Thomas at No. 28 overall on April 24. St. Brown gets a more imposing CB to work against during training camp then game week practices. This becomes a new "iron sharpens iron" scenario for St. Brown.

St. Brown and the Lions will meet up with Samuel in 2025. The NFC runner-up Commanders are on Detroit's schedule for the upcoming season, which will be a rematch of the Lions' stunning loss in the NFC Divisional round. St. Brown and his team will be the designated visitors for that contest.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85) celebrates a catch in the first quarter of the NFL Week 6 game between the Detroit Lions and the Cincinnati Bengals at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The Bengals led 10-0 at halftime. Cincinnati Bengals At Detroit Lions Week 6 / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Former Texas football wide receiver Matthew Golden received comparisons to Lions wide receiver, Amon-Ra St. Brown.