They don’t care if a player stays away. For them, it’s about power and precedent. And since they weren’t going to blink over defensive end Trey Hendrickson’s training-camp holdout, Hendrickson is making the smart move by showing up.

Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio explains why the Cincinnati Bengals won’t budge in their contract standoff with Trey Hendrickson.

ESPN's Jeff Darlington: "(The Bengals) were so bad with Trey Hendrickson … I don't know how they're gonna be like any worse than they already were."

With the Bengals finally making a small concession to get first-round defensive end Shemar Stewart to accept new language regarding the voiding of guarantees, they have one more player to lure into camp.

NFL training camp is underway with teams and players around the league preparing for the 2025 season. As practices are