Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes earned a lucrative contract extension this offseason, but is yet to receive a penny of his three-year, $42 million deal.

The free agent corner was supposed to receive a $15 million signing bonus after inking his new deal in March, but since he still hasn't completed his official physical with the Bengals doctors due to Covid-19, he's still awaiting the cash.

Waynes understands the circumstances, and has prudently adapted his offseason training program to account for the odd scenario.

Waynes’ agent, Brian Murphy, told SI.com that Waynes is being extra cautious with his training to mitigate the risk of suffering a freak injury before receiving his money.

“I’ve advised Trae not to do any football drills, not to get out there on the field, certainly don’t do any live drills against other people…under ordinary circumstances, he’d be killing himself to get in the best shape possible. He did do all the Zoom calls. Obviously, there’s no physical activity there, and he’d really want to be in the best shape of life, so he can play the best football of his life…he’s gotta be creative, he’s gotta find different ways to be at peak physical performance.”

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Murphy admitted that without a typical offseason program involving other players, “he’s just not gonna be where he otherwise would be in a normal year.”

Of course, that reality is applicable to many around the league during this unprecedented offseason, though Waynes' situation is somewhat unique considering the financial ramifications.

Some teams have conceded to third-party physicals to complete deals, though the Bengals are not one of them.

“We regret the challenges that have arisen this year with processing contracts due to coronavirus,” Bengals vice president Troy Blackburn said. “The Bengals are very excited about adding Trae to the roster and are confident that he will be a good player here, but unfortunately issues relating to coronavirus have made contract execution matters harder than anyone wishes.”