Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow certainly isn't a stranger to contract distractions involving the star players on his team. Not all that long after the drama around Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, Burrow now has to deal with the major contract standoff between the Bengals and star pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson.

The first day of mandatory minicamp for the Cincinnati Bengals was notable for those not fully participating and not present.

Gesicki is running the same offense for consecutive years for the first time in his NFL career. He knows what he does best in this offense, and he’s passing it forward. As the Bengals work to get better on off-schedule plays, adjusting to soft spots in zone defenses like Mahomes and Travis Kelce do so well have been a big point of emphasis.