{"id":186150,"date":"2025-07-06T15:33:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/186150\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T15:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:33:22","slug":"bengals-rumors-trey-hendrickson-contract-dilemma-trending-in-promising-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/186150\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals rumors: Trey Hendrickson contract dilemma trending in promising direction"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Bengals rumors: Trey Hendrickson contract dilemma trending in promising direction<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> and star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson<\/a> have had a rough time negotiating a contract extension with Hendrickson using the media to call out the Bengals for allegedly cutting off communication following the draft.<\/p>\n

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Things may be improving,<\/a> though, according to ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s been a little sticky for sure, like you said, but they have resumed talks,\u201d Fowler said on<\/a> \u2018SportsCenter\u2019 on Saturday. \u201cIn recent weeks, they\u2019ve been in communication. That is a good sign.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has not led to a deal as of yet, but Cincinnati\u2019s plan all along has been to sign and extend their three top stars: Ja\u2019Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Trey Henderson. They got the two done. They know they need this guy. Seventeen-and-a-half sacks. He was carrying that defense at times last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just this is a process with a team that doesn\u2019t give a lot of guaranteed money beyond year one, typically, or how they structure their signing bonuses. He wants more long-term security.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is not a year-to-year proposition for him. He\u2019s 30 years old, yes, but he feels like he\u2019s earned big-time money on a multiyear extension, so we\u2019ll see what they can find and some middle ground that they hope to find. If not, he is dug in. I mean, he is prepared to miss time here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hendrickson will earn $16 million this coming season, the final year on his current deal. However, Hendrickson has said he will not play<\/a> without a new deal in place. Unfortunately for him, the Bengals, who have already signed hundreds of millions in deals over the past few seasons with Joe Burrow<\/a> as well as Higgins and Chase, has a reputation as one of the NFL\u2019s cheapest teams.<\/p>\n

Although Fowler said Hendrickson feels as though he earned a big extension, Hendrickson\u2019s age does seem to be a prohibitive factor.<\/p>\n

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At age 30, he is older (even if only slightly) than just about any edge rusher who has inked an extension over the past few years, including Myles Garrett, who reset the market with a four-year, $160 million contract this offseason. Hendrickson will turn 31 in December during his ninth season in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Related: 2 way-too-early 2026 NFL Draft prospects Cincinnati Bengals must monitor<\/a><\/p>\n