Are Bengals, Trey Hendrickson heading towards messy divorce?
Cincinnati Bengals EDGE Trey Hendrickson reported to voluntary exercises Tuesday, however he and the group stay gridlocked in contract negotiations.
The 30-year-old is coming into the final 12 months of his contract and has obtained permission to hunt a commerce. On Monday, the four-time Professional Bowler launched an announcement to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, ripping the Bengals for an absence of communication. He lambasted the group 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 road garments and did not take part in follow. In keeping with Cincinnati sportswriter Charlie Goldsmith, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor informed him he might be fined if he does not report back to obligatory minicamp, scheduled for June 10-12.
Whether or not he’ll do that is still unclear. The connection between the pass-rusher and the Bengals has soured.
“A little bit transpired between me and Zac,” Hendrickson mentioned, per Goldsmith. “We have tried to maintain it as little private as doable. Sooner or later, it turns into private.”
Re-signing Hendrickson can be good 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, does not appear keen to budge in contract negotiations.
“I feel he ought to be completely happy at sure charges that possibly he does not assume he’d be completely happy at,” Bengals govt vice chairman Katie Blackburn mentioned April 1, through ESPN’s Ben Child. “I feel a few of it’s on him to be completely happy sooner or later, and if he isn’t, that is what holds it up typically. It takes him to say sure to one thing. We now have all of the respect on the planet for him.”
Rookie EDGE Shemar Stewart (choose No. 17) may very well be a possible alternative if the Bengals commerce Hendrickson. In a narrative printed Monday, CBS Sports activities’ Cody Benjamin listed the Detroit Lions because the No. 1 vacation spot for Hendrickson. Spotrac estimates they’ve $42.57M in cap area, sufficient to present him an extension.
Regardless, do not anticipate the Bengals and the pass-rusher to resolve something quickly. They’re clearly in a nasty place.
