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Tee Higgins issues NSFW reaction to viral mishap before Bengals-Titans game

Higgins asked the WDTN videographer who filmed the pregame football-to-the-head moment for a copy, then posted it himself; the Bengals face Atlanta in Madrid next.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTee Higgins caught ten passes for one hundred fifty-five yards and two touchdowns as the Bengals beat the Titans forty-three to thirty-six in overtime.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCincinnati has won three straight and sits at five and two, while Tennessee drops to one and seven.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a lot of growth opportunity for the Titans.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut the clip everyone is sharing came before kickoff. During pregame introductions, Higgins took a football straight to the helmet, and the video blew up online.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe video was shot by Joey Berardino of WDTN, who says Higgins asked him to send over a copy. He wanted the footage.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd he reposted it on X with a caption that contained an expletive.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhich we can't read to you.

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNext Sunday the Bengals face the Falcons in Madrid. I'd suggest they keep the footballs out of the introductions.

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