Tee Higgins

American football wide receiver, Bengals

Tee Higgins - American football wide receiver, Bengals
Born

January 18th, 1999
26 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played college football at Clemson University, where achieved significant success including winning the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2019. Entered the NFL Draft in 2020 and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round. Contributed to the Bengals' offense with notable performances, helping lead the team to Super Bowl LVI in 2022.

Winning the College Football Playoff National Championship

Being selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft

Contributing to Cincinnati Bengals' Super Bowl LVI appearance

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