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Trey Hendrickson says he will not play for Bengals with out new deal

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  • Ben ChildCould 13, 2025, 12:58 PM ET

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      Ben Child covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the corporate in July 2019. Previous to ESPN, he labored for numerous newspapers in Texas, most just lately at The Dallas Morning Information the place he coated faculty sports activities. He offers each day protection of the Bengals for ESPN.com, whereas making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL exhibits and ESPN Radio applications. A local of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the College of North Texas with a bachelor’s diploma in journalism. He’s an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist College and a member of the Asian American Journalists Affiliation (AAJA).

Trey Hendrickson stated Tuesday that he will not play for the Cincinnati Bengals this season below his present contract in an obvious escalation of his dispute with the group.

The Bengals’ star go rusher appeared on the group’s voluntary exercises Tuesday — not in uniform — and addressed reporters, a day after he launched an announcement to ESPN’s Adam Schefter wherein he stated the group has lower off contract talks with him.

Hendrickson stated Tuesday he is upset with the Bengals’ lack of communication and that the state of affairs has turn into “private.” Nevertheless, he indicated his relationship with the group can nonetheless be repaired.

He stated he felt prompted to handle the media after coach Zac Taylor communicated to him that he can be fined if he would not attend the group’s three-day obligatory minicamp, which is not scheduled to start till June 10. He stated the message “alludes to the truth that one thing will not get finished in that timeframe.”

Hendrickson, 30, is getting into the ultimate yr of his contract and is coming off his finest season within the NFL. He led the league with 17.5 sacks final season and was named to the Related Press All-Professional group, marking one of many Bengals’ first choices to the listing since 2015. Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati’s different All-Professional choice final season, received a brand new $161 million contract this offseason that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in league historical past.

Hendrickson has made the Professional Bowl in every of his 4 seasons with Cincinnati. In 2023, he was given a one-year extension on the four-year, $60 million deal he signed as a free agent in 2021. Final offseason, he requested a commerce after the group opted to not give him a brand new deal. He finally reported for voluntary exercises.

Hendrickson is about to earn $15.8 million in base wage this season, the ultimate yr of his contract. In an look on “The Pat McAfee Present” final month, Hendrickson stated that he isn’t searching for to turn into the NFL’s highest-paid defensive finish.

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