The Bengals have signed wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to contract extensions this offseason, but they have not signed defensive end Trey Hendrickson to a new deal and comments from executive vice president Katie Blackburn this week didn't do much to suggest that an agreement is imminent.

Egregious Comments? Analyzing Katie Blackburn's Update Cincinnati Bengals Contract Talks With Trey Hendrickson. Hendrickson is entering the final year of his contract. The Bengals gave him permission to seek a trade last month,

Trey Hendrickson: "The (Bengals) have not communicated with my agent directly. It's been something that's been a little bit frustrating."