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There was a remarkable absence when Cincinnati Bengals veterans started arriving at training camp this week. Star Pass Rusher Trey Hendrickson did not report to camp as he continues to push for a contract extension, ESPN confirmed on Tuesday.
The Bengals officially start training camp on Wednesday, but it seems that Hendrickson is in the state of Ohio at the moment.
The defensive end shared a photo on his Instagram account Tuesday, which showed him to drive along a Florida motorway. Hendricks is a resident of Florida, but his intended destination at the time he published that photo is unclear.
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Trey Hendrickson #91 from Cincinnati Bengals looks at before a game against Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium on December 23, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
Hendrickson jumped over all of Bengal’s offseason activities that led up to the start of training camp. The 30-year-old won the first team’s all-pro-heights after its NFL-leading 17.5 sacks last season.
As is currently the case, 2025 marks the last year of Hendrickson’s contract.
Cincinnati Bengals Trey Hendrickson speaks at a press conference after practice, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, on Ketting Health Practice Fields in the center of Cincinnati. (Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imag images)
ESPN reported that Hendrickson’s representatives and Bengals hit a curse on the amount of guaranteed money included in the potential expansion after the first year of the agreement.
The reported guaranteed money asks comes after other prominent pass Rushers landed lucrative new contracts this season. In March, Myles Garrett was rewarded with an extension of the record contract, which included estimated guarantees of $ 123.5 million.
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The expansion made briefly Cleveland Brown’s Edge Rusher League’s highest paid non-quarterback. TJ watt darkened Garrett’s deal last week when he reached an agreement with Pittsburgh Steelers on a three -year extension.
Hendrickson was in Cincinnati in May during training out of season. At that time, he made it clear to journalists that he had no interest in taking the field under the conditions of his current contract.
Cincinnati Bengal’s defensive than Trey Hendrickson (91) holds his finger up after a defensive stop with 4 seconds left in the second half of the NFL football match on Sunday 19. December 2021 at Empower Field in Denver, Colorado. Cincinnati Bengals defeated Denver Broncos 15-10. (Albert Cesare/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imag images)
Recently, team president Mike Brown described Hendrickson as a “good guy”, but also suggested that Edge Rusher had not been easy to negotiate with.
“We like Trey as a person,” Brown told journalists Monday at a media lunch. “He’s a good guy. But when it comes to these negotiations and we’ve been through a few of them with him, he pushes hard. He gets emotional.
“We never have an easy time of it, but there is one thing that is consistent – it always gets done and I think this one will. But we’ll see.”
Bengals -coach Zac Taylor offered an update on the communication he has maintained with Hendrickson and the defensive Linjeman Shemar Stewart – Rookie has also refused to report to Education Camp in the middle of a contract. Taylor talked about some of the differences between Hendricksons and Stewart’s situations.
“I think rookies are different because they haven’t had time on the field and have proved yet at this level,” Taylor said. “I think, at any time, missing is pretty critical for these guys.
“While the veterinarians I have seen Hendrickson play. We would very much like him in here, love to get it, but I know what to expect from Trey when he comes in here.”
The Bengals will open the regular season on September 7 against Browns.
