 Hall of Fame exhibition will have the Texans against the Bears August 1st. Every other NFL team starts the preseason games at least a week later than that. NFL Network said tonight Bengals wide receiver T. Higgins will not have a long-term deal by tomorrow's deadline. So Higgins is going to play under the franchise tag this season and then become a free agent next year. He'll make over $21 million this season. For a guy that's not even a top 10 receiver. How about that?