The Bengals have signed wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to contract extensions this offseason, but they have not signed defensive end Trey Hendrickson to a new deal and comments from executive vice president Katie Blackburn this week didn't do much to suggest that an agreement is imminent.

The only "move" referenced by reporters in the Blackburn interview was taking the team out of downtown and shifting somewhere else in the area -- while she repeatedly stressed the team wants to stay downtown.

The deadline to decide that future, however, is much closer. The Bengals hold options for two- and five-year renewals, but must give the county 12-month notice of their decision, putting the deadline at June 30.

Reece put the responsibility back on the Bengals, saying the county has been ready to hash out a new lease for over a year.

Cincinnati's executive VP says the team wants to stay in a renovated Paycor Stadium, but a June 30 deadline looms to agree to a deal.

Executive vice president Katie Blackburn says the Cincinnati Bengals could “go wherever we wanted” amid future in the city.

The Bengals invested in the interior of the defensive line in last year’s draft, and they are still banking on them.

The Bengals have contract issues, on the field and off. Their lease at Paycor Stadium will expire on June 30, 2026 — unless they exercise an option to extend it by two years on or before June 30, 2025. Team executive V.P. Katie Blackburn was asked about the status of the lease during the recent league meetings.