Duke Tobin on Bengals' Plan to Sign Star Players Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey HendricksonCINCINNATI — ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter noted it will be hard for Cincinnati to dish out a new contract to Trey Hendrickson this offseason.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to give linebacker T.J. Watt another record-breaking contract extension this offseason. Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker T.J.

The Cincinnati Bengals have said the right things when it comes to Trey Hendrickson's future with the team this offseason. But until something actually happens, outside noise will dominate the conversation.

Although Myles Garrett and Trey Hendrickson have generated far more headlines this offseason, T.J. Watt is a central part of

Fourth-year GM Omar Khan said extending Watt will be a priority, via the "Pat McAfee Show‘s" Mark Kaboly. Watt, who said he wants to remain with the Steelers beyond 2025, joins Hendrickson and Micah Parsons as All-Pro edge defenders entering contract years.

J.J. Watt, part owner of Burnley FC, made a bet to play for the Bengals if goalkeeper James Trafford continued his clean-sheet streak.

An extension for T.J. Watt seems like a formality at this point, especially after the teams owner Art Rooney II expressed their obvious desire to keep the former Defensive Player of the Year in black and gold for the foreseeable future.

By now, many Bengals fans surely know the backstory here. Watt, partial owner of Burnley F.C., made a bet with goalkeeper James Trafford back in December that he would come out of retirement to join the Bengals if Trafford doesn’t surrender a goal for the remainder of the season.

NFL Combine kicked off Tuesday with the first group of players undergoing medical exams while head coaches and general managers addressed the throngs of media on hand.