The Cincinnati Bengals had some notable standout players over a handful of days at mandatory minicamp this week. Some were expected, like Joe Burrow and his star wideouts such as Ja’Marr Chase looking good.

The implementation of a rookie wage scale in 2011 has largely ended contract holdouts of draft picks, with a couple of exceptions.

The Cincinnati Bengals and defensive star Trey Hendrickson are in the midst of a nasty contract extension feud, but one prediction has the two sides eventually coming to the negotiating table to get a deal done.

The Cincinnati Bengals might be hurting with the absences of Trey Hendrickson and first-round pick Shemar Stewart right now while contract situations boil over into mandatory minicamp. But other players are taking advantage.

Practically every year, there is a contract negotiation that becomes more contentious than the other discussions about new deals. The situation between the Cincinnati Bengals and edge rusher Trey Hendrickson is on track to be 2025's most bitter contract dispute.

Whether in communication or contracts, Bengals players are too often treated like numbers and assets more than faces and families.

After the release, Pratt took to Instagram to share a post made by another Bengal that’s not exactly 100 percent happy at the moment, defensive end Trey Hendrickson, who is in the midst of a contract dispute and did not show up to mandatory minicamp this week.