In many ways the 2024 season was horrendous for the Bengals, wasting a year of Joe Burrow's prime, and the offseason won't be easy.

“Right now the buzz is there’s a greater chance of him returning to Cincinnati than going elsewhere, that really is the talk here in New Orleans,” Palmer said on Bleacher Report's NFL Insider Notebook. “That there’s a greater chance of him coming back to Cincinnati than him hitting the open market.”

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins recently shared a cryptic post on social media, hinting that he may try out free agency instead of returning.