As expected, now that Hendrickson's agent has found proof that teams will at least pay Hendrickson the contract but won't meet the Bengals' asking price, it's hard to say what happens next. The Bengals granted permission to seek the trade and now have to either pay up on the price the market agrees on, or dig in for more summer drama.

Here's why the Cincinnati Bengals are allowing Trey Hendrickson to seek a trade and what it means moving forward.

The contract standoff between the Cincinnati Bengals and star defensive end Trey Hendrickson seems to get hourly updates at this point, especially with trade rumblings from differ