The Cincinnati Bengals and Edge Rusher Trey Hendrickson have not yet come to a common denominator in terms of contract extension. Statements on the Bengals side now indicate the reason, but at the same time cause displeasure with the NFL star.
After the contract extensions of the two wide receivers tea highgins and Ja’marr Chase, the Cincinnati Bengals want to land the big coup and bind the third superstar in the long term. Edge Rusher Trey Hendrickson waves a new working paper if you can agree on the cornerstones.
Apparently, however, one is still far apart, which, in the opinion of the Bengals, is more due to Hendrickson. At least that’s what the statements of Katie Blackburn, Executive Vice President of the Bengals, can be seen.
“I think he should be satisfied with certain amounts, which he may not believe with it. I think it is partly because of him that he is happy at some point and if he is not, it is what it sometimes stops.
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The Hendrickson mentioned was a guest in the “Pat McAfee Show” the next day and also commented on the statements from the Bengals side. “First of all, yesterday was April 1st, so I was sold to all 31 teams and had about a hundred different contracts. I hoped that these statements were an April joke. I called my agent and found out that it was not the case and that was a bit disappointing because communication has been bad in the past few months,” he criticized.
Hendrickson comes from his best season in the NFL, including 17.5 sacks. According to the current status, the 31-year-old goes to his last contract year and accordingly called for an extension of the working paper or a trade. It is clear that this will not be cheap for the Bengals. In a way, they have to attribute this to themselves, of which Hendrickson is also aware of it.
“We are on the street of the defensive Ends of the National Football League. The market value increases, just as it rose last year for wide receiver. Where I fit this way, it is at the discretion of others. We are ready to talk about these things. The market continues to increase, but I will not apologize for it, because I have basically asked for the same every year, namely a life for a life for a life His “, said Hendrickson.
And Hendrickson is right with that, because especially in the previous year he had already put pressure on the Bengals to make a decision. At the time, no deal came about. This year, however, the Bengals could face a strike from Hendrickson if there is no agreement.
And when you hear the statements on both sides, at least currently there seems to be a lot to be clarified.