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Will the Cincinnati Bengals be active at the NFL trade deadline this season?<\/p>\n
Much of whether the Bengals make any sort of move by the November 4 trade deadline might hinge on how the team performs with Jake Browning under center in place of Joe Burrow over the next month.<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s Dan Graziano goes so far as wondering if the Bengals might pick up the phone on Trey Hendrickson trade calls if things go south:<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if they fall apart under Browning and\/or Burrow’s recovery timetable is longer than their most optimistic current hopes, then teams probably will start calling about someone such as edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, who isn’t signed beyond this season.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Even if things fall apart with Burrow out, it\u2019s hard to see the Bengals seriously entertaining Hendrickson trade calls.<\/p>\n The Bengals don\u2019t traditionally trade someone like Hendrickson. And the way Hendrickson\u2019s contract rework unfolded leaves the door open for a franchise tag this offseason, keeping the Bengals in the driver\u2019s seat when it comes to one of the NFL\u2019s best pass-rushers.<\/p>\n Unless the Bengals collapse and another team offers a first-round pick and more, don\u2019t expect the front office in Cincinnati to consider a Hendrickson trade. Even so, it\u2019s painfully obvious the rumors will start surfacing near November, no matter what happens.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If the Bengals start losing, will they sell at the NFL trade deadline?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[111,2077,73,18,961,810],"class_list":["post-33255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals","tag-bengals","tag-jake-browning","tag-joe-burrow","tag-nfl","tag-trade-deadline","tag-trey-hendrickson"],"yoast_head":"\n