While both sides say negotiations are continuing toward a lease extension, the documents raise new questions about the team's future in Cincinnati.

Negotiations between the county and Bengals on a new lease for the county-owned Paycor Stadium appear to have hit a major snag during the summer.

CINCINNATI ( Cincinnati Business Courier) - The Cincinnati Bengals accused Hamilton County of being in default of their 1997 stadium lease agreement, a marked deterioration in relations, according to emails obtained by the Business Courier and detailed here for the first time.

It appears as if things between the Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County are getting heated regarding a new stadium lease. According to The Cincinnati Business Courier, the team has accused Hamilton County of being in default of their 1997 lease agreement.