AFC Notes: Tee Higgins, Bengals, Ravens, Marcus Peters, Steelers

Bengals

• Bengals GM Duke Tobin said they are not considering trading WR Tee Higgins, who has a year left on his contract, and thinks the receiver will be in Cincinnati for a long time: “He’s exactly what we’re looking for when we draft a guy. … I envision him being part of what we do going forward for a long time,” per Zack Cox of NESN.
• Tobin said addressing Joe Burrow‘s extension as their top priority: “We are going to worry about it first and we will see when it gets done. Maybe it’s the first piece to come, maybe it’s the last. I don’t think we are totally handcuffed,” via Paul Dehnjer Jr. of The Athletic. 
• Tobin reiterated that trade rumors about Higgins are “a little ridiculous right now” and they aren’t looking to trade him: “I’m not in the business of making other teams better. You want a great receiver to go find your own.” (Dehner)
• As for RB Joe Mixon, who is also entering the last year of his deal, Tobin said he’s not making predictions but wouldn’t commit to him being on next year’s roster: “I don’t know.” (Dehner)

Ravens

• Ravens HC John Harbaugh says he’s been texting “back and forth, here and there” with QB Lamar Jackson. (Matt Verderame)
• Harbaugh added that the team is still looking for a wide receivers and safeties coach and didn’t dismiss that Baltimore would fill the spots internally. (Jeff Zrebiec)
• Harbaugh did mention that OLB coach Rob Leonard is leaving to become the DL coach of the Raiders. (Zrebiec)
• Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said the team is “going to keep swinging” at the wide receiver position and that “Hopefully at one of these points, we’ll hit the ball out of the park.” (Zrebiec)
• DeCosta added that he sees five or six first-round receivers in this draft class.
• As for conversations with QB Lamar Jackson, DeCosta said: “The only camps that I know are me and Lamar. We talk. We texted. Not really concerned with perceptions… I have a lot of admiration and respect for Lamar.” (Mike Giardi)
• DeCosta also says he’s had a few conversations with CB Marcus Peters and his representatives and calls him a “true Raven”. (Matt Verderame)
• Aaron Wilson writes TCU WR Quentin Johnston met with the Titans while at the NFL Combine. Johnston also met with the Ravens, Packers, and Lions, and had a private meeting with the Texans. 

Steelers

Steelers GM Omar Khan didn’t rule out the possibility of re-signing veteran QB Mason Rudolph, despite having Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett on the roster. 

“As you guys saw in the playoffs, it’s important to have more than two quarterbacks available,” Khan said. “We had a great relationship. Good conversation with Mason. And the door’s still open.”