Trey Hendrickson says Bengals have cut off contract talks - ESPN

CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson said the team has cut off contract talks amid a dispute regarding a new deal.

In a statement to ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday, Hendrickson said «no communication has taken place between my camp and the organization» following the NFL draft in April.

Hendrickson also said the offers presented by the Bengals «did not reflect the vision we shared and were promised» if he continued to play at a high level. According to Hendrickson, discussions toward a new deal have stalled out.

«Rather than using collaboration to get us to a point to bring me home to the team, THEY are no longer communicating. I have been eagerly awaiting a resolution of this situation, but that's hard to do when there is no discussion and an evident lack of interest in reaching mutual goals,» Hendrickson said in the statement.

Trey Hendrickson statement today to ESPN: «No communication has taken place between my camp and the organization post draft. The offers prior to the draft did not reflect the vision we shared and were promised last offseason if I continued to play at a high level. Coaches are… pic.twitter.com/2MKBL60ATg

Hendrickson, 30, is entering the final year of his contract and is coming off his best season in the NFL. He led the league with 17.5 sacks last season and was named to The Associated Press All-Pro team, marking one of the Bengals' first selections to the list since 2015. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati's other All-Pro selection last season, got a new $161 million contract this offseason that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in league history.

Hendrickson has made the Pro Bowl in each of his four seasons with Cincinnati. In 2023, he was given a one-year extension on the