Bengals keep taking hits for handling of Trey Hendrickson saga

The Cincinnati Bengals are not a popular team right now after Trey Hendrickson dragged his contract standoff back into the national spotlight with his interview this past week.

That even includes a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers commenting on the situation.

But it goes well beyond that, too, with former NFL players, major media personalities and plenty of others having their say when it comes to the Bengals right now.

As always, the situation is more complex than the face-value commentary, given Hendrickson’s past holdouts and short-term extensions. But the Bengals will continue to have a hard time shaking these types of public-perception issues when these problems keep coming up — like the very public contract problem with first-round pick Shemar Stewart.

Here’s a quick look at some of the commentary around Hendrickson and the Bengals right now:

This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals keep taking hits for handling of Trey Hendrickson saga

Bengals keep taking hits for handling of Trey Hendrickson saga

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