Will Trey skip mandatory practices next week?

[Luvnit2]

(06-10-2025, 02:05 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: This entire post is incorrect, for all but maybe 1 or 2 people here. Maybe as many as 5 but they're easy to spot. For the people that give legitimate, verified, observable facts, none of it is true. 

You have no clue what your talking about.

[*rfaulk34*]

(06-10-2025, 05:39 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: You have no clue what your talking about.

Your posts and my posts speak for themselves, hombre.

[Luvnit2]

(06-10-2025, 04:42 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Good to know they are at least communicating and still making offers. Trey needs to just take the pay raise in my opinion. He is getting 
fined missing mandatories and it is just hurting him and the team. If he wants as much as Crosby it is a bit ridiculous at his age as he will
be 31 this year. He needs to take this into account and just take the raise instead of playing for 16 mil this year or even worse sitting out
which increases his retirement day by day.

Yep, one side is willing to compromise (FO) and one side is being an ass (Trey).

[t3r3e3]

(06-10-2025, 03:45 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: This could all be easily resolved. This article by SI lays out a plan that is fair to both Trey and the Bengals.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/contract-idea-what-cincinnati-bengals-should-offer-star-pass-rusher-trey-hendrickson/ar-AA1GrwXS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=73ee30e3524c48939389fe4d5b71138e&ei=10

That deal makes a ton of sense, is an out the right AAV, and provides Hendrickson with his payday. He might be angling for a third year, but the structure makes a lot of sense.

[*Nate (formerly eliminate08)*]

(06-10-2025, 05:41 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Yep, one side is willing to compromise (FO) and one side is being an ass (Trey).

Trey is doing what his agent tells him to do pretty sure. I would say the agent is the ass.

[TecmoBengals]

(06-10-2025, 05:41 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Yep, one side is willing to compromise (FO) and one side is being an ass (Trey).

Whether your opinion is accurate or not, that the player is the problem in this negotiation, doesn't make me feel any better based on the organization taking the hard route with players decade after decade. It's happening right now with Stewart.

Oh well, life as a Bengals fan!

 for a Super Bowl victory this season, but I fear the defense is going to get slaughtered.

[Bengalitis]

how much $$$ do agents get? Maybe the agent is the one looking for retirement $$$ lol

[*ochocincos*]

If players are considering missing regular season games, it's almost assured they will skip practices, TC, and even (some) preseason games.

[TCUBengal34]

(Yesterday, 01:22 PM)Bengalitis Wrote: how much $$$ do agents get? Maybe the agent is the one looking for retirement $$$ lol

Depends. Usually somewhere between 2-5%

[George Cantstandya]

(Yesterday, 03:35 PM)TCUBengal34 Wrote: Depends. Usually somewhere between 2-5%

NFL agents are capped at 3% for player contracts also 2% on 1st franchise tag signing, 1.5% on the second and 1% on the third.  They can earn above that percentage for endorsement deals though.

If anyone want's more info or is looking for some bathroom reading you can find the NFLPA agent rules and regulations as well as the 2020 CBA here.   :)

https://nflpa.com/agents

[Luvnit2]

(Yesterday, 03:42 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: NFL agents are capped at 3% for player contracts also 2% on 1st franchise tag signing, 1.5% on the second and 1% on the third.  They can earn above that percentage for endorsement deals though.

If anyone want's more info or is looking for some bathroom reading you can find the NFLPA agent rules and regulations as well as the 2020 CBA here.   :)

https://nflpa.com/agents

Good info,, I thought they got a lot more.
Who is Stewart's agent?

Trey's agent?

Do they have a history of being difficult?

[SouthernFan]

(06-10-2025, 02:07 PM)Goalpost Wrote: I'm hearing the Bengals made an offer to Trey yesterday, after Pratt was sent packing, and Trey rejected it.  You would think with Pratt gone, a better offer was made but all is a guess at this point.

Source please? This is the only place I’ve seen anything about any additional offer.

[George Cantstandya]

(Yesterday, 04:53 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Good info,, I thought they got a lot more.
Who is Stewrt's agent?

Trey's agent?

Do they have a history of being difficult?

Trey's agent is Harold Lewis of the National Sports Agency.  Apparently Lewis founded the agency in 1982 and has been NFLPA certified since 1984.  Here is a list of their NFL clients:

https://nsafootball.com/nfl/

Stewart's agent is Zachary Hiller of Loyalty Above All Sports and Entertainment.  Seems he is a newer agent having been NFLPA certified since 2014. Here is a list of their clients.

https://www.loyaltyaboveall.com/sports-football/

I don't know anything about the reputation of either agency but perhaps a look at their clients will provide some hints if someone is familiar with or looks into how negotiations have gone with those players. 

[Luvnit2]

(Yesterday, 05:30 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: Trey's agent is Harold Lewis of the National Sports Agency.  Apparently Lewis founded the agency in 1982 and has been NFLPA certified since 1984.  Here is a list of their NFL clients:

https://nsafootball.com/nfl/

Stewart's agent is Zachary Hiller of Loyalty Above All Sports and Entertainment.  He is a younger agent having been NFLPA certified since 2014. Here is a list of their clients.

https://www.loyaltyaboveall.com/sports-football/

I don't know anything about the reputation of either agency but perhaps a look at their clients will provide some hints if someone is familiar with or looks into how negotiations have gone with those players. 

It surprises me as neither has had a ton of clients with huge NFL success. Why would Trey not get a great agent with a great history with NFL contracts?

Maybe Trey is giving the agent too much leeway. It is hard to say, the agent has to be motivated to get an extension, otherwise he does not get paid this year for all his work.

[George Cantstandya]

(11 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: It surprises me as neither has had a ton of clients with huge NFL success. Why would Trey not get a great agent with a great history with NFL contracts?

Maybe Trey is giving the agent too much leeway. It is hard to say, the agent has to be motivated to get an extension, otherwise he does not get paid this year for all his work.

No idea.  Making decisions with that kind of money involved is well out of my league.  :)

I not 100% sure bit I think Trey has been with that agent since he was drafted.

[Destro]

(11 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: It surprises me as neither has had a ton of clients with huge NFL success. Why would Trey not get a great agent with a great history with NFL contracts?

Maybe Trey is giving the agent too much leeway. It is hard to say, the agent has to be motivated to get an extension, otherwise he does not get paid this year for all his work.

Don’t know a lot about all these agents but know there are some that will not help this situation. Then again, I don’t know his current agent and it does not seem to be going great.

[Goalpost]

(Yesterday, 05:11 PM)SouthernFan Wrote: Source please? This is the only place I’ve seen anything about any additional offer.

I cant verify the offer/rejection part...that's fair.  Only that they talked after Pratt was released with an impasse remaining.

My source was through Tony Pike on 1530 radio here locally, using Diana Russini as his source that communication happened between the two sides in that timeline.

[NUGDUKWE]

(11 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: It surprises me as neither has had a ton of clients with huge NFL success. Why would Trey not get a great agent with a great history with NFL contracts?

Maybe Trey is giving the agent too much leeway. It is hard to say, the agent has to be motivated to get an extension, otherwise he does not get paid this year for all his work.

Trey seems like he might be a loyal guy. The agent also appears to be more focused on what his client wants. These two things are speculation but the 1 year extension seems to point to this. Trey wasn't happy and took the 1 year deal probably being loyal and taking it believing if he did well the Bengals would pay him. Also the agent takes the deal I can only assume because Trey wanted to take it the low guarantees also point to just getting deals done that Trey wanted.

Trey has said the years are the sticking point everything else is negotiable. So that has to be the sticking point in my mind the numbers are out there to know what range he needs to be in. The Bengals probably really don't want to give him the years now they drafted to 1st rd DEs in the last 3 years. Just not very good planning on theyre part in my opinion. 

[Bengalitis]

(Yesterday, 03:35 PM)TCUBengal34 Wrote: Depends. Usually somewhere between 2-5%

you mean they dont get a 33% cut like lawyers?