Maxx Crosby Doesn’t Hold Back About Trey Hendrickson-Bengals Contract Drama

As NFL training camp opened this week, the Cincinnati Bengals found themselves without one of their most disruptive defenders. All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson did not report to practice Tuesday amid a contract standoff, leaving his teammates and coaches to prepare without last year’s sack leader on the field.

Both owner Mike Brown and director of player personnel Duke Tobin publicly expressed optimism that the situation would be resolved quickly, but as of Tuesday, the 30-year‑old pass rusher remains absent, subject to daily fines of up to $50,000 for missing camp activities.

During an episode of his podcast "The Rush With Maxx Crosby," Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby weighed in on the situation.

"It’s a team‑by‑team, organization‑by‑organization type deal," Crosby said, noting that while some franchises follow the market, others assign value differently. "Just because another guy got paid…we got our own view of what this is and what the situation is."

"But at the end of the day, Trey is a great player. I have a lot of respect for him," Crosby continued. "So we'll see how it shakes out, but regardless, he's going to get his bread one way or another; he's earned that."