NFL star Trey Hendrickson rips Bengals' brass over 'poor' communication during contract negotiations

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Trey Hendrickson has spent his past four NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. The star pass rusher has just one year remaining on his contract with the Bengals and recently requested permission to seek a trade.

Despite the trade request, Hendrickson hopes to remain in Cincinnati. 

"However it shakes out, there's nowhere I'd rather be," he said in early March. 

During the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Bengals director of personnel Duke Tobin suggested the team and Hendrickson's agent were making progress on a new contract for the star defensive end.

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Trey Hendrickson of the Cincinnati Bengals before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium Dec. 23, 2023, in Pittsburgh.  (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

However, Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn's recent comments at the league's annual meeting did not give credence to Tobin's remarks. Blackburn's words prompted a frustrated Hendrickson to call out the organization for an apparent lack of communication in recent months.

"That was a little disappointing, because communication has been poor over the last couple months," Hendrickson told "The Pat McAfee Show" in reference to Blackburn's remarks.

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"That's something that I hold in high regard. They have not communicated with my agent directly. It's been something that's been a little bit frustrating."

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