Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson now has politicians talking about his contract standoff with the team.
Appearing on Theo Von’s podcast this week, Vice President JD Vance joked around about the contract standoff, with the Middletown, Ohio, politician expressing optimism about the Bengals in the process.
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“Trey, if you’re watching this show: If you’re a Republican, I will show up to a Bengals game and take a photo with you if you sign on with the Bengals,” Vance joked. “And if you’re a Democrat, I’ll stay the hell away. Just sign with the Bengals, because we’ve got a chance, man.”
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As Bengals fans know all too well, though, outside noise doesn’t really have a way of impacting how the team does business. That’s a rule that will certainly apply to an office as high as Vance’s right now, even if he does happen to hail from Ohio.
Joe Burrow and others have commented on Hendrickson’s standoff with the team recently, too. The next entry in the saga will happen soon when it’s revealed if the star pass-rusher shows up to mandatory minicamp or gets fined by the team.
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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson contract standoff gets a hot take from VP JD Vance