The Bengals managed to retain their key offensive players by securing new deals for wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and tight end Mike Gesicki. While there have been indications that they want to hold onto Hendrickson to keep their defense intact, it sounds like he simply may be too expensive to keep.

The Bengals coach sent Hendrickson texts on Monday about OTAs, prompting the player to release a public statement about the team's lack of communication.

In a statement made to ESPN, Hendrickson said: "Rather than using collaboration to get us to a point to bring me home to the team, THEY are no longer communicating."