NFL World Reposts Bengals Star’s Beautiful Picture of Florida Sunrise During Holdout

Stephen Douglas | Jul 22, 2025

Trey Hendrickson posted a pretty picture of the sunrise on Tuesday morning. / Instagram: trey_hendrickson91

Cincinnati Bengals training camp begins on Wednesday and it does not appear that star defensive end Trey Hendrickson will be there if his Instagram stories are any indication. With camp starting in Ohio in just a little more than 24 hours, Hendrickson posted a very pretty picture of a Florida sunrise on Tuesday morning.

Hendrickson, traveling on an unidentified highway somewhere in the Sunshine State, posted the picture sometime before 8 a.m. and the media was quick to pick up on its meaning. Multiple local and national reporters quickly reposted the very nice picture on their own social media with the prevailing message that it is unclear what this means for his contract negotiations.

Trey Hendrickson posted that he’s in Florida this morning on training camp report date in Cincinnati a day after Bengals owner Mike Brown said he felt like the team was in a good spot with him on a new deal

We shall see where this goes pic.twitter.com/cUPFnEicOq

— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) July 22, 2025

With contract talks continuing to move slowly as the #Bengals report to training camp today, four-time Pro Bowl DE Trey Hendrickson has returned to his home in Florida, as he posted on Instagram.

It’s unclear when, or if, he’ll return to Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/wbTN5NtWUl

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 22, 2025

Long-term extension talks between the #Bengals and star Trey Hendrickson broke down over guaranteed money before camp… and Hendrickson has now indicated he left the state.

He just posted this on Instagram. pic.twitter.com/Le2aKris0t

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 22, 2025

As Bengals veterans report to camp, Trey Hendrickson makes it clear on Instagram where he is as his contract situation remains unsettled: pic.twitter.com/e7l5NQhAnz

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) July 22, 2025

I see Trey Hendrickson is going to have a good day in Florida… officially a camp holdout. This was just posted to his IG. Reports saying the guaranteed money and length of the deal are keeping him to his word and not reporting/playing under his current deal. @WLWT pic.twitter.com/TYVz41pTsO

— Steven Albritton (@StevenAlbritton) July 22, 2025

Trey Hendrickson posted on social media that he’s in Florida this morning instead of reporting to Bengals training camp as he waits for a new contract 👀 pic.twitter.com/oFrCfcoW2f

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 22, 2025

Trey Hendrickson’s latest IG post seems to indicate he won’t be at training camp today when Bengals veterans report pic.twitter.com/UapPyD7MhY

— trey wingo (@wingoz) July 22, 2025

Hendrickson is coming off one of the best seasons of his career and wants to get paid. He's had 17.5 sacks in each of the last two seasons and at least 13.5 in four of the last five years. He's been to four straight Pro Bowls and won Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.

Unfortunately, the team and the player have not been able to agree on a deal. While the most recent updates from the Bengals have been optimistic, the fact that he's in Florida the day before training camp is going to start seems like a bad sign. The good news is that actual football is still more than a month away and there are direct flights between Florida and Ohio.

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