When the Cincinnati Bengals report to training camp on Tuesday, Trey Hendrickson won't be there. The Bengals star is currently about 800 miles away from Ohio in Northern Florida, which means one of two things happened: Either he forgot he was supposed to report to training camp or his contract standoff with the Bengals has gotten so ugly that he decided not to show up.

Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown commented on rookie first round pick Shemar Stewart refusing to sign his rookie contract and the language in the deal

It’s the start of another training camp for the Cincinnati Bengals, and it will once again come with some distractions. Head coach Zac Taylor and his squad will be without two big names as they get ready for the 2025 season.

Ahead of the 2025 campaign, the Bengals coaching staff has begun fielding questions about how the offense will improve from last season.

The Bengals are trying to set a precedent that they can use in all future rookie deals. Second-round pick Demetrius Knight Jr. signed his rookie contract Saturday and signed a deal that had the language the Bengals wanted. Stewart is now the last one standing.

CINCINNATI – Shortly before members of the Cincinnati Bengals front office and coaching staff put on their sport coats to field questions at the annual pre-camp luncheon, they were seeking their own information on the field. And they liked the answers they received.