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.

Little by little, more continues to emerge about the standoff between the Cincinnati Bengals and disgruntled defensive end Trey Hendrickson. In the wake of the Bengals-Hendrickson beef going super public,

The Bengals are reportedly not having their top negotiators meet with Trey Hendrickson's representatives. The 33rd Team's Ari Meirov revealed the insight this week. The two sides traded barbs in recent days with Hendrickson bringing up "respect" and "poor communication" after Katie Blackburn's comments at the NFL Owner's Meetings.