Speaking to the media on Monday, Bengals owner Mike Brown seemed optimistic that his team and star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson would be able to work out a deal.

As the Bengals and Trey Hendrickson continue to battle it out over a new contract, the Browns may dodge the bullet of playing him twice per year.

Cincinnati has a thin defensive end room to practice with in the meantime. Myles Murphy, Joseph Ossai and Cam Sample are leading the room to start training camp. Stewart and Hendrickson did not report for the first day. For more on the Bengals, subscribe to our YouTube Channel and watch the video below as part of our in-depth coverage of the team:

Yahoo Sports is on the road this summer hitting camps across the country, and we're rounding up the news, updates, position battles and more you need to know.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport: Defensive end Trey Hendrickson 'wants guaranteed money into next year and beyond'. Owner Jerry Jones talks Dallas Cowboys' training camp, linebacker Micah Parsons' contract. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport: Dallas Cowboys' negotiations with linebacker Micah Parsons have been a bit 'odd'.