The Cincinnati Bengals and star defensive end Trey Hendrickson may have hit a standstill in their contract negotiations.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler has also since reported that the two sides have made progress, but the Bengals may have relented as far as they’re willing to go. “I’m told there actually has been some progress on this deal over the last week or two in certain parts of it, but this is an issue of guaranteed money,” Fowler said via Bleacher Report. “

"The deal is in place for Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals but there's a disagreement over the guaranteed money," Schefter said. "... It's a big disagreement so far." Schefter goes on to say that it could be as much as a $10 million gap between Cincinnati and its star pass rusher.