Bengals' Hendrickson: Won't play on current deal

Trey Hendrickson said Tuesday that helium won't play for the Cincinnati Bengals this play nether his existent declaration successful an evident escalation of his quality with the team.

The Bengals' prima walk rusher appeared astatine the team's voluntary workouts Tuesday -- not successful azygous -- and addressed reporters, a time aft helium released a connection to ESPN's Adam Schefter successful which helium said the squad has chopped disconnected declaration talks with him.

Hendrickson said Tuesday he's disappointed with the Bengals' deficiency of connection and that the concern has go "personal." However, helium indicated his narration with the squad tin inactive beryllium repaired.

He said helium felt prompted to code the media aft manager Zac Taylor communicated to him that helium would beryllium fined if helium doesn't be the team's three-day mandatory minicamp, which isn't scheduled to statesman until June 10. He said the connection "alludes to the information that thing won't get done successful that clip frame."

Hendrickson, 30, is entering the last twelvemonth of his declaration and is coming disconnected his champion play successful the NFL. He led the league with 17.5 sacks past play and was named to the Associated Press All-Pro team, marking 1 of the Bengals' archetypal selections to the database since 2015. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati's different All-Pro enactment past season, got a caller $161 cardinal declaration this offseason that made him the highest-paid non-quarterback successful league history.

Hendrickson has made the Pro Bowl successful each of his 4 seasons with Cincinnati. In 2023, helium was fixed a one-year hold connected the four-year, $60 cardinal woody helium signed arsenic a escaped cause successful 2021. Last offseason, helium requested a commercialized aft the squad opted not to springiness him a caller deal. He yet reported for voluntary workouts.

Hendrickson is acceptable to gain $15.8 cardinal successful basal wage this season, the last twelvemonth of his contract. In an quality connected "The Pat McAfee Show" past month, Hendrickson said that he's not seeking to go the NFL's highest-paid antiaircraft end.