His 35 sacks over the past two seasons are the most in the NFL, and he earned first-team All-Pro honors last season.

Hendrickson will be fined a total of $104,768 for missing this week, per Adam Schefter, something head coach Zac Taylor warned him about last month. The two sides are digging their heels in, and with training camp starting next month, it doesn’t feel like any resolution is on the horizon.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow certainly isn't a stranger to contract distractions involving the star players on his team. Not all that long after the drama around Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, Burrow now has to deal with the major contract standoff between the Bengals and star pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson.