Despite this, Burrow has publicly said the Hendrickson situation is a distraction. In the past, he’s lobbied for the Bengals to get the Hendrickson deal done, just like he did for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

Trey Hendrickson - who claims he's been lied to by a Bengals front office that promised he'd be taken care of - wants to get his. And that is nothing new ... and that has nothing to do with Joe Burrow.

Hendrickson made it clear that he has no plans of playing this year on his current deal. The Bengals gave him permission to seek a trade in March, but opted to keep the All-Pro defensive end. Make sure you bookmark BengalsTalk.com for the latest Bengals news, exclusive interviews, insight, film breakdowns and so much more!