Cincinnati Bengals extensive receiver Tee Higgins will return from his second concussion of the season to play in Sunday’s sport in opposition to the host Miami Dolphins.
Higgins cleared concussion protocol and was a full participant in apply on Friday. He had been listed as questionable to play in opposition to Miami earlier than he was labeled as lively.
ESPN reported that the Bengals (4-10) have been focused on seeing how Higgins felt on Sunday morning earlier than formally saying his availability to play in opposition to the Dolphins (6-8).
Higgins, 26, sustained his preliminary concussion on Nov. 23 after smacking his head on the turf throughout Cincinnati’s 26-20 loss to the New England Patriots. He sat out the Bengals’ subsequent sport 4 days later earlier than returning on Dec. 7, when he had six catches for a team-high 92 yards and two touchdowns in Cincinnati’s 39-34 setback to the Buffalo Payments.
He reeled in his second landing seize on a snowy afternoon on a 25-yard lob from Joe Burrow with 2:13 remaining within the fourth quarter.
Higgins has totaled 46 catches for 667 yards and a team-high 9 touchdowns in 12 appearances this season.
Whereas Higgins is lively, the Bengals listed the next gamers as inactive for Sunday’s sport: Jake Browning (emergency third quarterback), extensive receiver Charlie Jones, cornerback Bralyn Lux, security PJ Jules, defensive finish Joseph Ossai, tight finish Noah Fant and defensive deal with Jordan Jefferson.
As for the Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa will function the group’s emergency third quarterback whereas rookie Quinn Ewers makes his first profession NFL begin.
Miami additionally listed extensive receivers Tahj Washington and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, security Minkah Fitzpatrick, cornerback Isaiah Johnson, offensive deal with Kendall Lamm and defensive deal with Matthew Butler as inactive.
–Area Degree Media
