With the preseason over and the Bengals facing down final cuts ahead of Week 1, now feels like the optimal time for the contract standoff with Hendrickson to come to a close. A social media post from Hendrickson himself seems to hint as much, too.

At this point, Cincinnati Bengals fans are looking for any form of good news involving Trey Hendrickson and his contentious contract negotiations in pursuit of an extension. They saw it on the sideline on Saturday as the Bengals played their preseason finale.