Cincinnati Bengals EDGE Trey Hendrickson reported to voluntary workouts Tuesday, however he and the workforce stay gridlocked in contract negotiations.
The 30-year-old is getting into the final yr of his contract and has acquired permission to hunt a commerce. On Monday, the four-time Professional Bowler released a statement to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, ripping the Bengals for an absence of communication. He lambasted the workforce once more on Tuesday.
Per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, Hendrickson spoke with the media for 25 minutes and mentioned he will not play with out an extension.
Hendrickson was in avenue garments and did not take part in observe. According to Cincinnati sportswriter Charlie Goldsmith, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor instructed him he will likely be fined if he would not report back to obligatory minicamp, scheduled for June 10-12.
Whether or not he’ll do that continues to be unclear. The connection between the pass-rusher and the Bengals has soured.
“Just a little transpired between me and Zac,” Hendrickson mentioned, per Goldsmith. “We have tried to maintain it as little private as potential. In some unspecified time in the future, it turns into private.”
Re-signing Hendrickson could be sensible for the Bengals. In 4 seasons with Cincinnati, he has amassed 57 sacks, together with a league-leading 17.5 in 17 video games final season. Cincinnati, nevertheless, would not appear keen to budge in contract negotiations.
“I feel he must be blissful at sure charges that possibly he would not suppose he’d be blissful at,” Bengals govt vice chairman Katie Blackburn mentioned April 1, via ESPN’s Ben Baby. “I feel a few of it’s on him to be blissful sooner or later, and if he is not, that is what holds it up generally. It takes him to say sure to one thing. We’ve got all of the respect on this planet for him.”
Rookie EDGE Shemar Stewart (choose No. 17) might be a possible substitute if the Bengals commerce Hendrickson. In a narrative printed Monday, CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin listed the Detroit Lions because the No. 1 vacation spot for Hendrickson. Spotrac estimates they have $42.57M in cap area, sufficient to provide him an extension.
Regardless, do not anticipate the Bengals and the pass-rusher to resolve something quickly. They’re clearly in a nasty place.
