Trey Hendrickson is firmly back in the news this week, prompting CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin to drop the top-five trade fits for the star Bengals pass rusher. Unless there is an equally good player coming back in return (don't count on it) then Cincinnati would be getting worse this coming season with any Hendrickson trade.

Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson said some things on Tuesday. Things a player rarely ever says publicly. One comment stands out among the rest. He claims that coach Zac Taylor sent a text explaining that,

Hendrickson remains adamant that he doesn't want a short-term deal and feels he was promised an extension if he played well before leading the NFL in sacks last season. Earlier this offseason, the team granted him permission to seek a trade that never materialized.

Kay Adams had social media going crazy after she posted about doing " 60 minutes straight on Trey Hendrickson."

The edge rusher said Taylor texted him Monday to tell Hendrickson he would be fined for missing mandatory minicamp.

The Bengals have once again failed to be definitive and proactive and again have a disgruntled star looming over their offseason.