{"id":89566,"date":"2025-05-30T02:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/89566\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:52:19","slug":"bengals-rumors-how-serious-is-trey-hendrickson-about-sitting-out-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/89566\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals rumors: How serious is Trey Hendrickson about sitting out season?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Bengals rumors: How serious is Trey Hendrickson about sitting out season?<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the saga of the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> and their situation with Trey Hendrickson<\/a> ongoing, one has to think of the possible scenario of the defensive end sitting out the season until he gets the contract of his liking or is traded. As the outlook of the Bengals and Hendrickson<\/a> is uncertain at this point, new reporting goes into the mindset of the star.<\/p>\n

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Both sides are trying to agree on a contract extension that works for both sides, but so far, it hasn\u2019t worked. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN would even say that Hendrickson could \u201cfollow through on his promise\u201d<\/a> in missing games or even the entire season if a deal isn\u2019t reached.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf no deal occurs, I\u2019ve spoken to several people who believe Hendrickson very well might follow through on his promise to miss games or even the season. \u2018He\u2019s extremely dug in,\u201d a source said.’\u201d Fowler wrote.<\/p>\n

Bengals\u2019 Trey Hendrickson won\u2019t play on his current contract\"\u00a9<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Sam Greene\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n

With the Bengals dealing with multiple contract issues<\/a>, especially after giving massive money to the wide receiver duo of Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, Hendrickson feels he deserves a big contract as well. He did lead the league in sacks last season (17.5), as ESPN\u2019s Cincinnati reporter Ben Baby spoke about where everything stands.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAbsolutely. Hendrickson has firmly indicated that he has no desire to play on his current contract,\u201d Baby said. \u201cWhen asked point-blank if he was willing to skip games, he artfully danced around the question.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the nonanswer, coupled with his other comments during a lengthy interview session with local reporters in May, signals that it could last into the regular season,\u201d Baby continued. \u201cHendrickson has already been informed he could be fined if he misses the mandatory minicamp. While the lost money could sting temporarily, Hendrickson has made it very clear he has strong convictions about his value and current deal with the Bengals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bengals have a hard decision to make with Trey Hendrickson<\/p>\n

While fans come up with possible Bengals trades involving Hendrickson<\/a>, another group could want his return, but there is a massive hurdle for the team to cross. One being Hendrickson\u2019s belief that he should be one of the highest-paid pass rushers in the league, as Fowler writes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFour pass rushers earn more than $34 million per year, and Hendrickson\u2019s play as a sack leader suggests he should be in that group with Myles Garrett, Danielle Hunter, Maxx Crosby, and Nick Bosa,\u201d Fowler wrote. \u201cHendrickson not only wants proper market value, but he wants long-term security, which means a one- or two-year deal probably won\u2019t suffice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hendrickson has not participated in any voluntary workouts thus far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The post Bengals rumors: How serious is Trey Hendrickson about sitting out season? appeared first on ClutchPoints. With…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2053],"tags":[228,227,256,2296,6047,7,6388,6563,1304,6,1515,2978,1503],"class_list":{"0":"post-89566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cincinnati-bengals","8":"tag-bengals","9":"tag-cincinnati","10":"tag-cincinnati-bengals","11":"tag-cincinnatibengals","12":"tag-danielle-hunter","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-jeremy-fowler","15":"tag-maxx-crosby","16":"tag-myles-garrett","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-nick-bosa","19":"tag-tee-higgins","20":"tag-trey-hendrickson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114594522637096937","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89566","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=89566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}