Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson does not report to training camp amid contract dispute

CINCINNATI AP All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson will not be with the Cincinnati Bengals for the start of training camp As Bengals veterans informed on Tuesday Hendrickson posted on his Instagram reel that he is in Florida Hendrickson is seeking a long-term extension with an amount of guaranteed money that matches what the league s top pass rushers are earning He is scheduled to earn million in base salary this season and has a cap number of million He did not attend last month s mandatory minicamp but did make an appearance during an offseason workout in May to vent his frustrations about negotiations I m not looking to offend Trey by saying something and I m not looking to try to justify where we are I think we re in a good spot owner Mike Brown explained on Monday I hope this thing comes together soon and I m just going to leave it at that You guys can say what you want I m not going to say very much until it gets done and then I m just going to say we re glad to have him Hendrickson led the league with sacks last season His sacks since joining the Bengals in are third the majority in the league over the past four seasons Hendrickson s frustration has continued to mount since the Bengals signed wide receivers Ja Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to lucrative extensions in March Chase s million contract made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL at the time and Higgins million deal made him one of the league s top highest-paid receivers We get to this point in the year and there s inevitably Chase to sign or there s Joe Burrow to sign this year Hendrickson to sign There seems to be somebody and that s alright that s how the system works We try to get it done and we re still in there trying Brown noted Hendrickson is a valuable piece to a defense looking to improve with Al Golden in his first season as coordinator The Bengals - last season finished th in the league in total defense yards allowed per championship and lost four games last season in which they scored at least points The Bengals are also missing first-round pick Shemar Stewart as the two sides are deadlocked over contract language that could void future guarantees if there are any off-field incidents The defensive end the th overall pick in April s draft is the only first-round pick who hasn t signed AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source