{"id":22298,"date":"2025-05-07T23:18:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T23:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22298"},"modified":"2025-05-07T23:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T23:18:24","slug":"breaking-trey-hendrickson-could-hold-out-amid-contract-stalemate-with-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=22298","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Trey Hendrickson Could Hold Out Amid Contract Stalemate With Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-363106\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.profootballrumors.com\/files\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25118435-233x300.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>The Bengals are at a stalemate with <strong>Trey Hendrickson<\/strong>. The team has yet to meet his demand for a contract extension or a trade, which could lead him to hold out this summer, according to ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Hendrickson is due $16MM in 2025, the final year of his contract. After leading the league in sacks on the way to a first-team All-Pro selection in 2024, he wants a new deal that pays him as one of the league\u2019s top edge rushers and keeps him in Cincinnati for the foreseeable future. If the Bengals won\u2019t pay him, he\u2019d prefer to be traded to a team that will.<\/p>\n<p>If the team doesn\u2019t meet either of those demands, Hendrickson seems prepared to skip OTAs and potentially continue a holdout into training camp. That would leave the Bengals without their best defensive player as they install a new scheme under new defensive coordinator <strong>Al Golden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Missing Hendrickson during training camp would be concerning, but manageable. An extended holdout into the regular season, however, could be disastrous for a Cincinnati defense that lacks another pass-rushing threat. Hendrickson was responsible for 17.5 of the team\u2019s 36 sacks last year; no other Bengal posted more than 5.0. That should give him significant leverage in the coming months, especially since the team declined to add any proven pass-rushing talent this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals did draft\u00a0Texas A&amp;M\u2019s <strong>Shemar Stewart<\/strong>, a pick that\u00a0has largely been viewed in the context of Hendrickson\u2019s contract situation. While the two had similar frames and athletic profiles as prospects, Stewart\u2019s lack of college production makes it unlikely he can make up for the potential absence of his veteran teammate right away. The Bengals already needed a second starter on the edge after parting ways with <strong>Sam Hubbard<\/strong> this offseason, so selecting Stewart was likely more about finding a pass-rushing partner for Hendrickson rather than a direct replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Cincinnati has engaged with Hendrickson on an extension, and their rejection of multiple trade offers indicates a desire to get a deal done. However, major financial commitments to <strong>Ja\u2019Marr Chase<\/strong>, <strong>Tee Higgins<\/strong>, and <strong>Joe Burrow<\/strong> may deter the notoriously frugal franchise from giving a long-term market-level deal to Hendrickson. He\u2019s stated a desire to stay in Cincinnati, but if the team has no designs to keep him past 2025 or trade him to a new team this summer, he may have to settle for a one-year raise and hope to cash in as a free agent next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 NFL sack leader Trey Hendrickson could hold out this summer amid a stalemate with the Bengals over his contract extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[65,810],"class_list":["post-22298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-trey-hendrickson"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Trey Hendrickson Could Hold Out Amid Contract Stalemate With Bengals - 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