Overview

• Trey Hendrickson reported to Bengals training camp on July 30 to end his holdout but did not participate in practice as contract negotiations continue.
• Reporting stops the $50,000 daily fines he accrued over seven missed days of camp, yet he remains sidelined until a new extension is agreed.
• Hendrickson seeks $6 million to $10 million in additional guaranteed money, a provision Cincinnati has so far granted only to Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.
• Consecutive 17.5-sack seasons and status as last year’s sack leader have strengthened his claim for top-of-market guarantees.
• The unresolved standoff underscores the Bengals’ conservative guarantee policy and its potential influence on future elite edge-rusher deals.