Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals are still at an impasse, and the defensive end is willing to sit out if he has to.

The Cincinnati Bengals and pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson at least agree on some aspects of his contract negotiations with his future still very much up in the air as the 2025 season approaches.

Burrow's preference comes through in the answer. It's "great" to get the deals done early, like the Bengals did with Higgins and Chase. And while the NFL is a deadline-driven business, the deadline when a player is holding in shouldn't be Week 1. It should be tied to the practical deadline for getting the player ready to go for Week 1.