The Cincinnati Bengals entered the offseason with three main priorities: extend wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, and resolve the contract situation with defensive end and 2024 sack leader Trey Hendrickson.

Star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson and rookie Shamar Stewart's contract woes have shaken up the Bengals' preseason plans, raising concerns within the team.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow isn't thrilled with the protracted standoffs that are keeping defensive ends Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart out of training camp.

The Bengals star led the NFL in sacks in 2024. He wants a contract extension and has previously said he won't play in 2025 under the terms of the last year of his current deal.

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.

Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson has relocated from his home in Cincinnati to Jacksonville, Florida, as his holdout over a contract dispute with the Bengals continues, per a report by Dianna Russini of The Athletic.