How will Bengals de Trey Hendrickson’s situation emerge?

One of the main dominates that fall under the Rand -Rushers in this low season is Trey Hendrickson. The sack manager 2024 will remain on the right track for the free agency next spring, while the Bengals want to keep it in the wrinkle in the coming years.

The efforts to land Hendrickson’s part of landing a long -term pact and a new guarantee round led to a new deal in the last low season. A trade application was issued as a result shortly before the draft, but Cincinnati made it clear to him that the team would not be considered at this front. In the end, there was no holdout during the training camp and Hendrickson played on his existing pact.

This increased his leverage during contract discussions, when the 30-year-old achieved 17.5 sacks for the second season in a row. Hendrickson could aim to land a new pact near the top of the Edge market (which has already risen twice in this low season and is now $ 40 million annually). The Bengal’s intentions outside of the season were clear to keep him in the fold together with Wideouts Yes’marr Chase And Tea Higgins.

The latter two are indeed in the books, but their offers are worth a combined average of USD 61 million per year. As soon as Chase and Higgins have signed their extensions, questions were again raised to keep Hendrickson in the fold over 2025 over 2025 Joe Burrow‘S contract -would be a challenge from a CAP perspective in the case of Bengal.

In contrast to the last low season, the Bengals have been open to Hendrickson trade in the past few months. Several offers were rejected, a sign that an extension could eventually be within reach in this low season. However, the negotiating process did not always go smoothly because both team and players illustrate public comments for this point. At this point in spring there is still a lot of time to work out an agreement.

Since this is not the case, a trade as an option for Cincinnati is presented before the deadline of 2025. A deduction from Free Agent would undoubtedly achieve a selection of compensation, but the all-pro-processing of an interested team before the night season could lead to a slightly better (or at least more immediate) return. Of course, if the Bengals are supposed to return to the post -season in 2025, another year with a strong game by Hendrickson – and an improved defense under New DC. Al Golden – will be critical. The team’s passport -elsewhere stands with great uncertainty in the deep card.

The Bengals used their top election in this year’s draft Shemar StewartBanking on the Texas A&M product to convert its sportiness into NFL production (after achieving only 4.5 sacks in college in college). Even if this proves to be the case, it is crucial for cincinnatis efforts to find a long -term tandem on the side. Former river Myles Murphy – Anyone who was recorded in 13 games without a sack last year is connected to their rookie contract until 2026 Joseph Ossai Signed at a one -year deal this spring.

Hendrickson remains a priority for the Bengals with the design (a logical point where a trade has now taken place). However, it is still unclear if an increase is authorized by the team, one of which is expected to have almost $ 73 million in the CAP place of almost $ 73 million (even if only 35 players who are currently under contract for the next season). While in this case there is still a considerable runway for a solution, there is a risk of a training camp.

How do you see this situation that unfolds? Will Hendrickson play a fifth season in Cincinnati and be somewhere else (if not before)? Or will an arrangement end after 2025 the questions about his future? Vote in the latest PfR poll and say in the comment area.