{"id":761515,"date":"2026-02-19T02:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T02:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/761515\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T02:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T02:42:03","slug":"should-the-baltimore-ravens-go-for-trey-hendrickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/761515\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the Baltimore Ravens Go for Trey Hendrickson?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens are in desperate need of talent on their defensive line, which is why they must add star edge rusher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HendTr00.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trey Hendrickson<\/a> to their roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After a disappointing season in which everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, the Ravens head into the 2026 NFL offseason looking to make some changes to try to win the franchise\u2019s first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XLVII.<\/p>\n<p>They finished <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/stats\/team\/_\/view\/defense\/stat\/passing\/table\/passing\/sort\/sacks\/dir\/desc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30th<\/a> in sacks and allowed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/stats\/team\/_\/view\/defense\/table\/passing\/sort\/netYardsPerGame\/dir\/asc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">24th<\/a> most passing yards, both clear signs that Baltimore needs to make a change on the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrey Hendrickson Is an Immediate Upgrade\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trey Hendrickson is finally hitting free agency after becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46011666\/trey-hendrickson-standing-firm-bengals-contract-dispute\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disgruntled<\/a> with the Ravens\u2019 rival, the Cincinnati Bengals, and being forced to play out his contract. The Ravens would be a perfect destination for the frustrated star who is looking to win a Super Bowl and get a deserved raise.<\/p>\n<p>Adding Hendrickson would bring a new layer to a Baltimore pass rush that struggled this year. Since signing with the Bengals, Hendrickson has been one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/3052743\/trey-hendrickson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dominant rushers<\/a> in the league, recording 61 sacks, forcing 12 fumbles, and being a four-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p>In Baltimore, he would join two-time MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/lamar-jackson-1.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=theleadsm.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-17_cfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Lamar Jackson<\/a> and two-time rushing champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/derrick-henry-2.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=theleadsm.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-17_cfb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Derrick Henry<\/a>, instantly bolstering both his and the Ravens\u2019 chances of making the Super Bowl. Baltimore would gain a game-changing defensive edge \u2014 one the team hasn\u2019t seen since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DumeEl20.htm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Elvis Dumervil<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SuggTe99.htm\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Terrell Suggs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only would Baltimore be adding a superstar, but they would also gain a veteran presence that can help accelerate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4683188\/mike-green\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Green\u2019s<\/a> development \u2014 a rookie who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/4683188\/mike-green\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">finished<\/a> with just 3.5 sacks. Besides getting to the quarterback and bringing veteran leadership, Hendrickson would have provided an instant upgrade to a defense that gave quarterbacks way too much time in the pocket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Baltimore Ravens are in desperate need of talent on their defensive line, which is why they must&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":761516,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,7,6,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-761515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-baltimore","9":"tag-baltimore-ravens","10":"tag-baltimoreravens","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-ravens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116094993207007751","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/761516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}