So it goes when a franchise sits in a contract dispute with an All-Pro defender like Trey Hendrickson and its own first-round pick, Shemar Stewart. It certainly doesn’t hurt that star quarterback Joe Burrow is about to star on a Netflix show, too.

Trey Hendrickson - who claims he's been lied to by a Bengals front office that promised he'd be taken care of - wants to get his. And that is nothing new ... and that has nothing to do with Joe Burrow.

Cincinnati Bengals face a contract issue with Trey Hendrickson. Joe Burrow takes responsibility for the unresolved situation. Hendrickson seeks a top-tier salary reflecting his performance. His holdout threatens the Bengals' 2025 season.