In a statement made to ESPN, Hendrickson said: "Rather than using collaboration to get us to a point to bring me home to the team, THEY are no longer communicating."

The Bengals managed to retain their key offensive players by securing new deals for wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and tight end Mike Gesicki. While there have been indications that they want to hold onto Hendrickson to keep their defense intact, it sounds like he simply may be too expensive to keep.

Both defensive end Trey Hendrickson and linebacker Germaine Pratt remain away from the team after trade requests this offseason. Hendrickson, granted permission to seek a trade by the team before the draft, remains away due to dissatisfaction with his current contract. ESPN's Jermey Fowler provided an update there: