The Bengals are in separate contract disputes with a pair of edge rushers: veteran Trey Hendrickson and rookie Shemar Stewart. With neither player on the field — and in Hendrickson’s case, even in town — quarterback Joe Burrow called the simultaneous situations “obviously disappointing” in his Wednesday press conference after the first practice of camp.

As the Bengals and Trey Hendrickson continue to battle it out over a new contract, the Browns may dodge the bullet of playing him twice per year.

NFL Network's Manti Te'o reveals what defensive end Trey Hendrickson told him about the status of his contract stalemate with the Cincinnati Bengals at the start of 2025 training camp.

Speaking to the media on Monday, Bengals owner Mike Brown seemed optimistic that his team and star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson would be able to work out a deal.

Cincinnati has a thin defensive end room to practice with in the meantime. Myles Murphy, Joseph Ossai and Cam Sample are leading the room to start training camp. Stewart and Hendrickson did not report for the first day. For more on the Bengals, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and watch the video below as part of our in-depth coverage of the team:

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