CINCINNATI — Trey Hendrickson spoke to the media on Tuesday following Cincinnati's latest voluntary workout at Paycor Stadium.
Hendrickson did not participate amidst ongoing contract issues with the Bengals. He confirmed that he does not plan to play for one year and $16 million in cash this coming season. The star is "spent" with all of the contract drama.
"This was something that happened very quickly," Hendrickson said about his latest stances on the situation. "Same thing with the trade, same thing with the comments. These aren't something that I meditated on. It's something that talked to my wife about it. We prayed about it, and we address these things as Hendrickson's."
Hendrickson adamantly told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday that the Bengals have not reached out to him about continued negotiations since the 2025 NFL Draft at the end of April.
It's clear he wants to be a Bengal long-term, but it hasn't been cemented yet for a player who posted 35 sacks over the past two seasons on bad defenses.
"I think that's one thing I found through this whole process, is the way I feel is not being conveyed," Hendrickson stated. "I am disappointed. I definitely love Cincinnati, so it's just this weird dilemma, right? And I think players go through it a lot more often. I'm just not going to let fear overtake me and also give me a platform glorify God in the good and in the bad. So now I'm very blessed. So the perspectives I can't control. I'm a football player and I'm itching to play football."
Cincinnati's next mandatory workout is minicamp from June 10-12.
"The fines that were communicated with me were talking about mandatory minicamp," Hendrickson noted about the Bengals' stance. "That's why I said there's about 20 days until then. I didn't understand the purpose behind shooting me a text. We should have gone 25 days, but again, we can go through the process. I probably would have been upset a day before, an hour before, or 60 days ago."
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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals/ as 'It's Become Personal, Unfortunately' - Trey Hendrickson States He Won't Play During 2025 Season On Current Deal.