Bengals’ Hendrickson reacts to blunt comment about negotiations

Cincinnati Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn’s comment about contract negotiations with Trey Hendrickson clearly upset the star edge-rusher.

Hendrickson is entering the final year of his contract in 2025 and seeking an extension. On Tuesday, Blackburn said, “[Hendrickson] should be happy at certain rates that maybe he doesn’t think he’d be happy at,” via the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway. 

In a Wednesday interview with “The Pat McAfee Show,” Hendrickson replied to Blackburn. 

“The one thing I was hoping was an April Fools’ joke was that article,” Hendrickson said. “That was a little disappointing, because communication has been poor, that’s something I hold in high regard. They have not communicated with my agent directly. It has been … a little frustrating.”