Trey Hendrickson Update

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It seems that while the public conversation has been very quiet, Ian Rappaport seems to beleive that the Bengals recently sent another offer to the Hendrickson camp. Let's just hope that it was a good enough offer to bring the two sides to the table for some serious negotiation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bengals-sent-new-contract-extension-offer-to-trey-hendrickson/ar-AA1IZKMF?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=deb586505cac4b5e9cbbf58bd2e0f2e1&ei=10

Quote:The Cincinnati Bengals and star defensive end Trey Hendrickson continue to talk about a contract extension as training camp looms.

While nothing is done yet, it appears new offers at least keep getting sent.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Monday, the Bengals have sent at least one fresh offer to Hendrickson over the past few days.

Rapoport speculates that a contract extension could offer a big pay bump this year for the NFL’s reigning sack leader, although raises and guarantees into years beyond that remain a question mark.

As always, the impasse between the Bengals and Hendrickson stems from the team’s likely desire to limit risk on a long-term deal, whereas the player obviously wants as many guarantees as possible beyond this year.

While publicly messy at times as both parties used leverage available to them, this continues to pace toward Hendrickson and the Bengals reaching a compromise that works for both. The alternative is a team without one of the NFL’s best players and a player getting fined and harming his long-term value right in the middle of his prime by sitting out.