Thanks, T.J. A quick note before we get to a blitz and then top of the hour, four nations face off.

I've got so many thoughts on USA, Canada.

But this is reason number 4,738, never to have your mom defend you publicly as an adult.

Here we go.

T. Higgins was franchised by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Now listen, I'll relate this locally like this, Rico.

Whether you love everything the Lions do or you have some different ways you'd like to do it.

You know, the one thing we can all universally say is we don't really have any drama.

True.

There's no drama.

No drama.

The T. Higgins thing is a drama because the Bengals are notoriously cheap.

Now, Joe Burroughs already come out and said, hey, I'll redo my deal.

Just keep everybody here.

I want to win.

We love T. Higgins.

It's time to pay this man his money.

So what do the Bengals do?

They do something that universally, the average fan looks at and goes,

eh, what's he going to complain about?

$25.6 million.

Players in the NFL hate the franchise tag. in that locker room when you weaponize the

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