The latest comments from Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson indicate an extended contract holdout could be in the works. Hendrickson is in the final year of his current contract with Cincinnati,

The Bengals extended Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins this offseason with massive contracts, which made it a little harder to also give Hendrickson a big raise. The Bengals had defensive issues last season and they probably wouldn't get better without Hendrickson, who recorded 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons.

"No communication has taken place between my camp and the organization post-draft," Hendrickson said to ESPN's Adam Schefter. "The offers prior to the draft did not reflect the vision we shared and were promised last offseason if I continued to play at a high level.