The Cincinnati Bengals may have granted defensive end Trey Hendrickson permission to seek a trade, but other NFL teams reportedly don't believe last season's sack leader has really been on the market.

Barbs were traded in the media across recent days, with Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn saying the pass rusher “should be happy at certain rates that maybe he doesn't think he'd be happy at.” He clapped back by saying "communication has been poor" between the two sides.

The Bengals already had long battles at the negotiating table with receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, which is surely going to inhibit their ability to give Hendrickson a market-value contract. Chase reset the market when he signed a four-year, $161 million contract extension, the largest for any receiver.

The Bengals lease at Paycor Stadium will be expiring after the 2025 season, which could make things interesting

Mike Florio and Chris Simms map out where the Trey Hendrickson situation could go from here, pointing to the fact the DE could turn it onto the Bengals and Joe Burrow could get involved.

While Hendrickson expressed frustration with the level of communication from the Bengals and how things have been talked about from the team's side, insiders like NFL Network's Ia

"Good Morning Football" shares their take on who they think is going to have the bigger impact for their team this season between Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) pass rushes at the line of scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium.

Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson is disappointed with the organization's comments about his contract situation.