The Cincinnati Bengals and defensive end Trey Hendrickson have continued to "quietly" negotiate a new contract, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Fowler reported Sunday on SportsCenter the Bengals are "trying to find a sweet spot,

Bengals fans know that the Cincinnati front office wants to win lopsided deals on the trade block. The team has Higgins locked down on a second franchise tag. And while they don't want another holdout into the summer by getting an extension done by mid-July, they also aren't going to balk and lower the price.

Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson was given permission to seek a trade last week. A trade hasn't happened, despite plenty of teams showing interest and it sounds like both Hendrickson and the Bengals could get back to the negotiating table and get something done.

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Many words have described Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson during his contract extension-trade drama, with something like limbo being the overarching theme. It's not exactly hard to see why -- he's cleary stuck waiting to see if and when the Bengals finalize those apparent nearish contract extensions for Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

The Cincinnati Bengals may have to replace Trey Hendrickson this offseason, and one NFL analyst has them attempting to do just that by drafting an ascending edge rusher who had 17 sacks last season.

The Cincinnati Bengals and pass rusher Trey Hendrickson have been stuck as far as what their future looks like. Hendrickson and his representation were given permission to seek a trade to a team willing to pay him,