Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson is a long way from Cincinnati amid contract stalemate

Trey Hendrickson could've been reporting to Cincinnati Bengals training camp this week.

But he made it clear that wouldn't happen without a new contract. He's due to play for $16 million in 2025, and the star pass rusher might be worth double that.

So instead, as the Bengals report to camp, Hendrickson isn't even in Ohio.

On Tuesday, Hendrickson posted a picture of the sunrise on his Instagram Story and tagged the location as Florida.

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On Monday, Bengals owner Mike Brown said Hendrickson is "not so easy" to negotiate with.

The defensive star has surely watched a number of his peers get big new contracts this offseason and wondered where his is.

He's coming off 17.5 sacks in consecutive seasons and is the leader of a unit that needs to improve to give the Bengals a real chance at contention this fall.

But right now, Hendrickson isn't just not close in negotiations, but he's also not close physically. He's far away from Cincinnati.

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