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\"Trey<\/p>\n

Nov 17, 2024; Inglewood, CA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) shouts at head coach Zac Taylor on the sideline after a play in the second quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. The Chargers led 24-6 at halftime. Mandatory Credit: Sam Greene\/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n

The dispute will continue for a while, but the Cincinnati Bengals will eventually agree to a contract extension with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson.<\/p>\n

The reigning NFL sack leader skipped the team\u2019s mandatory minicamp last week, reportedly racking up nearly $105,000 in fines. But reports surfaced Sunday that the two sides have reopened talks.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson is seeking a long-term extension that would give him a significant raise from his 2025 base salary of $15.8 million.<\/p>\n

The Bengals gave Hendrickson permission in March to seek a trade partner, and the veteran later expressed frustration over what he called the team\u2019s lackluster communication in mid-May.<\/p>\n

Yet here we are in mid-June, and Hendrickson is still on Cincinnati\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

The Bengals don\u2019t really want to trade him \u2014 they just don\u2019t want to pay him top-of-the-market money. One report said Cincinnati\u2019s offer averages about $28 million per season.<\/p>\n

That figure feels a little low. Given recent offseason developments, you have to figure the eventual deal will more than double what Hendrickson is set to make this season.<\/p>\n

Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns signed a new extension in March worth an average of $40 million per season (four years, $160 million), raising the ceiling for defensive end salaries.<\/p>\n

Just days earlier, Maxx Crosby of the Las Vegas Raiders became the highest-paid defensive player of all time when he signed a three-year, $106.5 million deal averaging $35.3 million per season.<\/p>\n

So think about this from Hendrickson\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n

He led the NFL with 17.5 sacks last season and finished as runner-up for NFL Defensive Player of the Year \u2014 behind Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II and ahead of Garrett. This is the most important contract of Hendrickson\u2019s career, the one that sets him up for life.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also made four straight Pro Bowls, recorded 35 sacks over the past two seasons, and posted 13.5 or more sacks in four of the past five seasons. And he just turned 30.<\/p>\n

Yeah, Hendrickson knows it\u2019s his time to cash in.<\/p>\n

Overall, there are four defensive ends averaging more than $30 million per season. The others are the Houston Texans\u2019 Danielle Hunter (one year, $35.6 million) and the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Nick Bosa (five years, $170 million).<\/p>\n

The fifth-highest average belongs to the New England Patriots\u2019 Milton Williams, whose four-year, $104 million extension comes out to $26 million annually. So it seems both sides agree that Hendrickson\u2019s new deal needs to be richer than that.<\/p>\n

But you can bet all your $100 bills that Cincinnati doesn\u2019t want to approach the Crosby or Bosa levels for Hendrickson.<\/p>\n

\"Bengals,<\/p>\n

So get ready for Hendrickson to skip training camp while holding out for a massive payday.<\/p>\n

The negotiations could stretch into September and right up to Cincinnati\u2019s season opener on Sept. 7 against Garrett and the Browns.<\/p>\n

After all, Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow didn\u2019t sign his extension until three days before the team\u2019s 2023 opener. That five-year, $275 million deal was the richest in NFL history at the time.<\/p>\n

Wide receiver Ja\u2019Marr Chase sat out training camp last season before landing his four-year, $161 million extension \u2014 the largest ever for an NFL receiver \u2014 in March. Fellow wideout Tee Higgins played under the franchise tag the past two seasons before also agreeing to a new four-year, $115 million deal at the same time Chase signed.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson has seen the process firsthand. He knows how the Bengals do business.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati isn\u2019t known for giving money away. It takes a firm stance from the player and his representatives to get the franchise to budge.<\/p>\n

So watch \u2014 Hendrickson will eventually sign a rich deal. Probably in September.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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