Bengals star Trey Hendrickson appears content holding out ahead of NFL training camp

The reality that the Cincinnati Bengals could be without their top defensive star this NFL season could become more evident as training camp nears and there's still no sign of Trey Hendrickson around the team.

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For months now there's been significant back-and-forth conversations, both publicly and privately, between the Bengals and Hendrickson, but with little progress made Hendrickson has now made his stance clear as the rest of his Cincinnati teammates report to training camp this week.

Hendrickson took to Instagram to let everyone know that he's far away from the Bengals practice facility as he posted a vague picture of the Florida sun.

The veteran pass rusher has been seeking a long-term extension that would put him in line with other defensive ends that got paid this offseason like Pittsburgh Steelers star TJ Watt, who received over $100 million in guaranteed money.

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