Report: Trade of Trey Hendrickson ‘off the table’; Bengals aiming for new deal
- The Cincinnati Bengals are now unlikely to trade 30-year-old defensive end Trey Hendrickson, despite earlier reports that he was given permission to seek a trade.
- Hendrickson, who is under contract through 2025, has been seeking a contract extension, with his camp attempting to negotiate a long-term deal with the Bengals.
- Hendrickson, who initially signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Bengals in 2021 and later a one-year extension through 2025, has consistently performed at a high level, recording 57 sacks in four seasons, making the Pro Bowl each year, and earning first-team All-Pro honors in 2024.
- According to Jordan Schultz, the Bengals' organization and ownership are prepared to negotiate a new deal with Hendrickson, viewing a trade as "off the table,"
- With Hendrickson slated to make about $18 million in 2025 and reportedly seeking a contract exceeding $30 million annually, the Bengals are working to keep him, while teams like the Colts, led by general manager Chris Ballard and new DC Lou Anarumo who has ties to Hendrickson, had shown interest in a trade before it was deemed unlikely.
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NFL Insider Doesn't Think the Bengals Will Trade Hendrickson to Colts
Are the Indianapolis Colts all in on making a move for Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson? NFL insider Jordan Schultz thinks that the Colts really want Hendrickson, but he doesn’t believe that the Bengals really want to move him. “My understanding of the Trey Hendrickson situation is that the organization and ownership are fully prepared to move forward and attempt to negotiate a deal,” Schultz reports. “I don’t believe they want …
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