Despite the hype of the national drama around the Cincinnati Bengals for the contract holdouts of Trey Hendrickson and first-rounder Shemar Stewart, other players have not sounded all that concerned about the situations.
Bengals offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. is the latest to provide such an example. He recently appeared on ESPN and fielded a question about the contract holdouts and how they might impact the team and those infamous slow starts from the last few years.
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In short, Brown revealed that Bengals players have been in plenty of contact with both Hendrickson and Stewart. He stressed and echoed the comments of Joe Burrow and others who point out that there is a business side to the sport that they all understand.
As Bengals fans know by now, Hendrickson wants a long-term deal and is threatening to hold out into the summer, at least. Stewart doesn’t want to be the first to get new team language in contracts about the voidance of guarantees, at least reportedly.
The vibe from Brown, though, is similar to other players asked lately: these situations aren’t as big as the outside world makes them out to be…yet.
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This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Bengals player goes on ESPN, talks Hendrickson and Stewart
Reporting by Chris Roling, Bengals Wire / Bengals Wire
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