{"id":92333,"date":"2025-05-31T04:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T04:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/92333\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T04:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T04:06:14","slug":"trey-hendrickson-considering-drastic-options-in-bengals-contract-standoff-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/92333\/","title":{"rendered":"Trey Hendrickson considering drastic options in Bengals contract standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several people believe Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson might sit out the final year of his contract if a long-term deal isn\u2019t reached, ESPN reported Thursday.<\/p>\n

Both sides are in prolonged negotiations as trade talks with several teams about Hendrickson, who is seeking marking value and a long-term deal, have stalled.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s extremely dug in,\u201d a source said told ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler, who wrote that Hendrickson \u201cvery well might follow through on his promise to miss games or even the season\u201d if no deal occurs.<\/p>\n

\"Cincinnati<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson speaks to the media during NFL football practice on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Cincinnati. AP<\/p>\n

The Bengals granted Hendrickson\u2019s trade request this offseason and denying a separate request in 2024.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson explored the market before free agency and the NFL draft, and multiple teams initially showed interest in signing the 30-year-old to a long-term contract, but nothing materialized, according to ESPN\u2019s Ben Baby.<\/p>\n

\"Giants<\/p>\n

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) is sacked by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) during the second quarter of a game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on October 13, 2024. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n

Hendrickson, who has a base salary of $15.8 million for 2025, has not participated in any voluntary workouts this offseason.<\/p>\n

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He missed Cincinnati\u2019s offseason OTA workouts May 27-29, with another session set for June 2-4.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson, 30, has already been informed he could be fined if he misses the mandatory minicamp, which will take place June 10-12.<\/p>\n

\"Cincinnati<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) walks off the field following an a game against the Tennessee Titans on December 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. AP<\/p>\n

His deal remains in limbo after the Bengals locked up their two offensive weapons, signing wide receivers Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to long-term contracts in March.<\/p>\n

The Bengals have $27.6 million in cap space for 2025.<\/p>\n

\"Cleveland<\/p>\n

Cleveland Browns quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson (17) is pressured by Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) during a game on December 22, 2024, in Cincinnati. AP<\/p>\n

Hendrickson has made it clear that he won\u2019t play if his contract situation isn\u2019t resolved.<\/p>\n

He played coy when asked if he was willing to skip games in the interim.<\/p>\n

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Hendrickson was the NFL\u2019s sack leader in 2024 with 17.5 sacks \u2014 and accounted for 48 percent of Cincinatti\u2019s sack total last season.<\/p>\n

Last season, he was named to the Associated Press All-Pro team and made the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several people believe Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson might sit out the final year of his contract…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2053],"tags":[228,227,256,2296,54,2772,8693,12,7,6,2978,394,1503],"class_list":{"0":"post-92333","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-cleveland-browns","13":"tag-daniel-jones","14":"tag-dorian-thompson-robinson","15":"tag-espn","16":"tag-football","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-tee-higgins","19":"tag-tennessee-titans","20":"tag-trey-hendrickson"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114600476213166977","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92333","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=92333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}