Chad Johnson Says He’s Spoken W/ Tee Higgins, Confident Bengals, WR ‘Will Work It Out’

Breathe simple, Bengals followers … Chad Johnson tells TMZ Sports activities he is been in contact with Tee Higgins just lately, and he is assured the large receiver’s gripe with Cincinnati will get smoothed over sooner quite than later.

If you happen to’ve missed it, the Bengals star wideout has been upset along with his contract scenario in Cincy for some time now … after he and the staff have repeatedly disagreed on the figures of his annual wage.

Reportedly, Higgins needs a deal close to $25 mil a yr, however the Bengals have not been prepared to pay him that. In truth, they have been to this point aside, the Cincinnati franchise tagged him earlier this yr — which means if the 2 sides do not attain an settlement quickly, the wideout should play on a one-year pact value roughly $21 million.

Johnson, although, thinks the 2 will iron every thing out in some unspecified time in the future within the close to future … telling us at LAX this week, “I think we’re going to work it out. We’ll figure it out.”

Johnson added he and Higgins have truly spoken “a few times” about all of it … and neither man appears to be sweating issues an excessive amount of.

“It’s business — it’s the nature of the business,” the Bengals legend stated. “He’s going to be all right, though.”