The Cincinnati Bengals had one of the worst NFL defenses in 2024 even with pass rusher Trey Hendrickson leading the

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.

Appearing on ESPN this weekend, Jeremy Fowler reported that talks between Hendrickson and the Bengals are “not any further along” despite the lines of communication being back open. Prior reporting suggested the Bengals and Hendrickson were back talking again. Hendrickson’s appearance in Cincinnati lately backed that idea up.