Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson isn’t in uniform for the team’s preseason game on Monday night vs. the Commanders. But before the game, he told ESPN’s Laura Rutledge prior to the Monday Night Football broadcast that there is really only one thing standing in the way of him and the Bengals agreeing to a new contract extension: guaranteed money.

The Cincinnati Bengals and pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson at least agree on some aspects of his contract negotiations with his future still very much up in the air as the 2025 season approaches.