 Sports Flash. All right, Gerald T. Higgins did not get a long-term deal done with the Bengals before the deadline. Set to play the season under the franchise tag at $21.8 million. Eight players rate with the franchise. Higgins the only one not to get a multi-year deal. However, two of those were traded to get their contracts. That and Brian Burns to the Giants and LeJarrius Sneed to the Titans. As for the Browns, reportedly giving Dustin Hopkins a three-year deal. Kicker gets $15.9 million.