It feels like the 100th off-season in a row that the Cincinnati Bengals and a star player are having contract negotiation issues.
This offseason, it’s been defensive end Trey Hendrickson looking for a contract extension and pay raise after tallying 35 total sacks in the past two seasons.
Multiple reports indicate that Hendrickson is looking for north of $30M a year and that the Bengals have offered the defensive end around $28M.
As the situation currently stands, Hendrickson still has one year and $16M left on his current contract with Cincinnati.
Sports Illustrated’s Connor Orr is not so convinced about the current holdout for an extension and believes Hendrickson will ‘cave’ and take the Bengal's best offer before the season kicks off.