When it comes to the Trey Hendrickson contract saga, the Cincinnati Bengals aren’t impacted too much by the T.J. Watt extension in Pittsburgh. The Steelers hit Watt with a three-year contract worth $123 million with $108 million fully guaranteed. An average of $41 million per year completely resets the edge market.

It's been nearly two months since Trey Hendrickson has had anything to say about his ongoing contract standoff with the Cincinnati Bengals. Back in May, the 2024 NFL sack leader made it clear that he won't be suiting up this year under the terms of his current contract,

The Cincinnati Bengals are playing with fire. They still don't have a contract extension agreed to with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson, and the news doesn't sound great. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that Hendrickson is still just fine holding out into the regular season if a deal doesn't get done.