The Bengals announced today that Higgins will wear No. 5 going forward. Higgins, who wore No. 5 at Clemson, has worn No. 85 for the Bengals since they drafted him in 2020. When he entered the league, ...

Higgins has worn No. 85 in each of his three seasons since being drafted by Cincinnati in 2020. Under the league's old jersey number rules, his number choices were restricted to double digits.

Bengals star Tee Higgins is ditching No. 85 for his old college digit, No. 5, making him the latest big-name player to take advantage of the NFL's loosened rules on jersey numbers.The move to ...