Overview

• Trey Hendrickson, who led the league in sacks in 2023 and 2024, was placed on Cincinnati’s reserve/did not report list after extension talks stalled over guaranteed money.
• First-round rookie Shemar Stewart remains unsigned after rejecting a contract with expanded voidable guarantee clauses and has been away since missing the July 15 reporting deadline.
• Quarterback Joe Burrow called Hendrickson’s trade request “disappointing” and described Stewart’s absence as “new and unique.”
• Burrow has maintained communication with Hendrickson and will shoulder additional preseason reps to compensate for the missing pass rush.
• These parallel holdouts underscore tension between players securing guaranteed deals and teams managing salary-cap commitments during critical camp preparations.