Paul Dehner Jr

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Paul Dehner Jr

CINCINNATI - For 43 minutes on Tuesday, Joe Burrow and Zac Taylor took to the podium in the makeshift press conference room inside Paycor Stadium. The content had a chance for explosiveness given the state of storylines surrounding the organization of late. All things considered, it was generally tame on the normal headlines (Trey Hendrickson) and notable on a few lesser-discussed storylines (schedule). Either way, here's a look at the most notable things learned from Tuesday's proceedings.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Paul Dehner Jr

The NFL will release the 2025 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. (ET) Wednesday. Here is what we know about the Cincinnati Bengals' schedule so far. The Bengals will play each team from the AFC East and NFC North, as well as the 2024 third-place teams from the AFC West, NFC South and NFC West. Cincinnati also will see its AFC North division rivals twice, once on the road and once at Paycor Stadium, as part of its 17-game schedule.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Paul Dehner Jr

CINCINNATI - As I walked across the intersection of Central Avenue and West Pete Rose Way outside Paycor Stadium, the day felt like a normal, boring OTA Tuesday in May. That is, until a man in a golf shirt and black hat driving a large SUV sitting at the red light called out my name and waved me over. It was Trey Hendrickson. He wanted to talk.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Paul Dehner Jr

CINCINNATI - Trey Hendrickson showed up at Paycor Stadium on Tuesday in dress pants, a collared shirt and a black hat. He wasn't dressed for practice, despite standing to the side of the Cincinnati Bengals' scheduled session. He was dressed for a meeting with the media. Hendrickson, embroiled in a contract dispute with the club, unloaded about "disappointment" with how talks have gone and feeling like things got "personal" between him and the team.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Paul Dehner Jr

Another week, another exchange of accusations between the Bengals and Trey Hendrickson. In what has become a regular occurrence as the runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year seeks an extension of his current contract that expires this offseason, Hendrickson issued a statement to ESPN expressing his latest displeasure at the Bengals' level of communication and willingness to negotiate.