It’s unfortunate things have reached this point for the Bengals. Hendrickson requested a trade last offseason due to dissatisfaction with his current contract.

The Bengals have several important contract decisions to make in the next month with wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins up for new deals as well. While Hendrickson is hopeful to remain a Bengal, it’s clear he doesn’t want his contract saga to become a distraction in the locker room.