Trey Hendrickson reports to Bengals training camp, but no deal yet

CINCINNATI — Bengals star Trey Hendrickson showed up to training camp Wednesday, despite being no closer to a deal with Cincinnati.

Hendrickson showed up to camp in plain clothes with no pads and no helmet. He did not appear to be participating in any drills. He did take time to sign autographs for onlooking fans.

ESPN's Adam Schefter first said on social media Tuesday night Cincinnati's All-Pro defensive end is returning to the Tri-State from Florida in time to report to camp Wednesday. While his return will end his holdout (which includes $50,000-per-day fines), Schefter said the two sides are not "any closer to a new deal."

"The NFL’s final holdout is ending," Schefter said.

Both Schefter and fellow NFL insider Ian Rapoport said on social media the decision to attend training camp shows the Pro Bowler's faith in getting a deal done.

Bengals owner Mike Brown told reporters last week during the team's annual luncheon that Hendrickson "deserves a raise." Brown said the team has offered him one, but no deal has been done.

"He's a fine player, he's a good guy, we want him here ... we'll see," said Brown. "I'm not persuaded that it isn't going to get done. As far as I'm concerned, the sooner the better."

The team late last week reached an agreement with fellow edge rusher Shemar Stewart, who was drafted by Cincinnati in the first round of this year's draft. The rookie originally held out amid a dispute over the language in his contract, fighting against a clause that could void guarantees.

In the end, both sides ended up compromising as Stewart agreed to the language while the Bengals moved up $500,000 of his signing bonus from December to now.

Now, all eyes are on Hendrickson.