Trey Hendrickson reportedly has “no interest” in playing for Bengals under current deal

As the Cincinnati Bengals commence OTAs, Trey Hendrickson is not present and likely won’t be for the foreseeable future.

Could this turn into a holdout that stretches not only into training camp but the regular season as well?

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler gave a brief update on Hendrickson, which did not paint a good picture of where things stand between the Bengals and their standout edge rusher.

There’s no update with defensive end Trey Hendrickson’s contract situation, which is at a stalemate. My read on the situation is that Hendrickson is convicted enough to stay away from the team, having no interest in playing on his scheduled $16 million salary in 2025. Right now this is a waiting game.

While it’s common practice for players to threaten holdouts that extend into the regular season, they rarely happen. That said, it doesn’t sound like we should expect to see Hendrickson in Cincinnati for training camp or the preseason unless a new deal is hammered out.

The Bengals reportedly want to get a deal done. However, based on Hendrickson’s comments, it doesn’t appear the team is close to making the kind of offer he’d consider as he enters his ninth NFL season and potentially his last major payday. He’s set to turn 31 years old in December.