The Bengals already had long battles at the negotiating table with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, which is surely going to inhibit their ability to give Hendrickson a market-value contract. Chase reset the market when he signed a four-year, $161 million contract extension, the largest for any receiver.

Defensive end Trey Hendrickson said Wednesday that he's disappointed and confused by Bengals executive Katie Blackburn's recent comments on his contract talks with the team.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson didn't need long to get in the media and publicly respond to the team about his contract saga. Appearing on Wednesday's show with Pat McAfee, Hendrickson said that communication from the team about his status and contract has been "poor" so far this offseason.