The Cincinnati Bengals could pull off the one-sided trade of the draft if they are willing to play "Let's Make a Deal" with edge rusher Trey Hendrickson.
What the Bengals draft could look like in the event of a Trey Hendrickson trade. In this five-part series, I ask “what if?” and explore different draft scenarios for the Cincinnati Bengals’ 2025 NFL Draft class.
Will the Bengals trade Trey Hendrickson if they draft an edge rusher on Thursday night? ESPN NFL insider Peter Schrager noted the possibility on The Pat McAfee Show this week.
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So, the Cincinnati Bengals are going to deal Trey Hendrickson. And the Bengals are not going to trade the All-Pro defensive end. Yep, sounds like the back-and-forth, who-knows NFL.
Bengals leaders Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor met with the media to kick off 2025 NFL Draft Week and one big topic on the table was Trey Hendrickson's future.
The Cincinnati Bengals have more offensive firepower than all but a handful of teams across the NFL, but their defense was so bad that it prevented them from making it to the playoffs.
In a long line of big-time offseason stories for the Cincinnati Bengals, one still remains unfinished. At one point, this offseason, star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson requested a trade out of Cincinnati.
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Hendrickson will be a free agent after the 2025 season, so trading him now could be in the Bengals' best interests.
The 2025 NFL Draft is in four days and the Bengals are still up in the air on a deal with Trey Hendrickson. Things have been quiet on talks of a contract extension for the pass rusher in recent weeks as the time to get significant draft capital for him in a deal this year wanes.
Cincinnati Bengals fans can't get away from hearing about Trey Hendrickson. The star pass-rusher was granted permission to seek a trade earlier this offseason but the team has turned down offers for Hendrickson and are asking for a ton in return, at least according to Jason La Canfora of The Washington Post.
The Bengals are still in limbo with Trey Hendrickson and his contract situation. One team that could possibly make a run at trading for him is the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Washington Post NFL reporter Jason La Canfora spoke with multiple executives this week about the Trey Hendrickson saga. The Bengals have reportedly been unwilling to part with Hendrickson for anything but top-tier draft capital.
The upcoming draft represents a logical deadline for the Trey Hendrickson situation to reach a resolution.
The Cincinnati Bengals and their star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson have not agreed on a new contract, so the team could be looking to pick up some insurance at the position in the upcoming NFL Draft.
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If the Atlanta Falcons were hopeful of landing a proven veteran to fill their glaring need at the edge rusher position, then just maybe, a window of opportunity has swung open.
Pro Football Talk has heard the Bengals’ best offer to DE Trey Hendrickson is currently in the range of $28 million per year. That nugget doesn’t include valuable information like contract structure and total guarantees, but it’s still enough insight to make clear the significant gap between the two sides.
Cincinnati Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn's comment about contract negotiations with Trey Hendrickson clearly upset the star edge-rusher.
Bengals EVP Katie Blackburn made some eyebrow-raising comments about contract talks with DE Trey Hendrickson, including that “he should be happy at certain rates” and that’s one of the factors currently holding up negotiations. Those comments got back to Hendrickson and he was predictably not happy to hear it.
Hendrickson appeared on "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday to discuss his contract situation.
Hendrickson had 17.5 sacks in each of the last two seasons.
Trey Hendrickson is looking to become the next star player to land a lucrative contract extension from the Cincinnati Bengals, and it sounds like he is willing to go to extreme lengths to accomplish that goal.
The Bengals permitted him to seek a trade earlier in the offseason, but there has been no indication that a deal is close.
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