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The Cincinnati Bengals appear to be facing quite a concerning situation regarding two of their star players as star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and star defensive end Trey Hendrickson have not been practicing with the team.

As Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk pointed out on Monday, Ja’Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson have both missed multiple practices, seemingly as a result of contract disputes with the team as both are discontent with their current contracts.

“Star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase hasn’t practiced since camp opened, and although he and coach Zac Taylor won’t say why, Chase obviously wants to get paid a lot more money than the $1.055 million base salary he’s due this year. Bengals owner Mike Brown has indicated he doesn’t see a new contract for Chase coming any time soon. They’re at an impasse and Chase appears to be in no hurry to get on the field for a team that won’t pay him what he thinks a player of his caliber deserves,” Smith wrote for Pro Football Talk.

“And defensive end Trey Hendrickson has now missed three practices in a row after participating on the first day of training camp. Hendrickson requested a trade early in the offseason, but he later said he wants to play for the Bengals a long time. Hendrickson is due to make $15 million this season and $16 million next season, so he’s not as underpaid as Chase is, but he clearly thinks he deserves more. Given that he has 39.5 sacks in his three seasons with the Bengals, including a career-high 17.5 last year, it’s hard to disagree.”

Needless to say, this is a pretty brutal situation for the Bengals, and it led to a lot of reactions on social media.

We’ll have to see how this situation shakes out.

[Pro Football Talk]

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