Last offseason, Hendrickson requested a trade, and the Bengals opted not to move their pass rusher then or at the 2025 trade deadline, when the team was slipping from contention. Now, the 31-year-old rusher is about to become a free agent, able to sign elsewhere. Hendrickson is coming off his worst year with the Bengals, with four sacks in seven games during an injury-plagued campaign, but he made four consecutive Pro Bowls in Cincinnati prior to this season and was first-team All-Pro and runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year in 2024. It feels inevitable that Hendrickson will be moving on. His tenacity and penchant for sacking quarterbacks will make him highly sought-after, though his age and injury history could be limiting factors.
