They don't care if a player stays away. For them, it's about power and precedent. And since they weren't going to blink over defensive end Trey Hendrickson's training-camp holdout, Hendrickson is making the smart move by showing up.

"It does not come up for us. It has been nothing for us,” Zac Taylor said how much energy the contract disputes with Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart is taking inside the team.

While Trey Hendrickson and the Bengals have resumed extension talks, the parties still do not appear to close to an agreement. With other monster edge rush deals looming, a waiting game could ...