The Cincinnati Bengals seem to be giving EDGE Trey Hendrickson the silent treatment in contract negotiations.
Hendrickson is entering the final year of his contract and has received permission to seek a trade. On Monday, he released a statement to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, ripping the team for not contacting him since the NFL Draft in April.
“No communication has taken place between my camp and the organization post draft,” Hendrickson told Schefter. “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.”
Hendrickson led the league in sacks (17.5 in 17 games) last season, earning a first-team All-Pro nod.
While he’s a cornerstone of the team’s defense, the 30-year-old suggested the team is unwilling to budge in contract negotiations.
“Coaches are aware of these past conversations,” Hendrickson said. “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.”
