While expectations are high for the Bengals in 2025, and they have re-signed a number of their core players this offseason, some issues are lingering. A couple of defensive stars in which the team was relying upon in 2025 have contractual issues to get ironed out.
The 2024 runner-up to the Defensive Player of the Year Award, Trey Hendrickson, is trying to negotiate a longer-term deal with the team, while Cincinnati’s 2025 first-round pick, Shemar Stewart, is having a standoff with the front office.
The Talking Football with Bengal Jim and Friends crew welcomes in agent and NFLPA contract advisor, Jesse James Taylor, to the show in hops of providing further clarification on the issues.