Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson isn’t in uniform for the team’s preseason game on Monday night vs. the Commanders. But before the game, he told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge prior to the Monday Night Football broadcast that there is really only one thing standing in the way of him and the Bengals agreeing to a new contract extension: guaranteed money.

Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals are still at an impasse, and the defensive end is willing to sit out if he has to.

The Cincinnati Bengals and pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson at least agree on some aspects of his contract negotiations with his future still very much up in the air as the 2025 season approaches.