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The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0were open to trading defensive end\u00a0Trey Hendrickson\u00a0with the same stipulation that was in place for months: The right price had to be offered.<\/p>\n
That price never arrived at their doorstep, and according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Quinnen Williams may be the reason why.<\/p>\n
Schultz believes the Bengals were softening their asking price for Hendrickson, but\u00a0Williams being traded\u00a0from the\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0to the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0for the price of a 2026 second-round pick and 2027 first-round pick<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one massive move that wasn\u2019t made that I thought had a legit shot of happening was Trey Hendrickson,\u201d\u00a0Schultz said. \u201cIt was my understanding that they had lowered their asking price, but ultimately, then Quinnen Williams gets a massive haul from the Cowboys to the Jets. And as a result of that, I think Cincinnati then said, \u2018Okay, if we\u2019re going to trade Hendrickson, it needs to be in the vicinity of Quinnen Williams.\u2019 They were not going to get that for a 30-year old pass rusher, as great as he is, on an expiring contract.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cincinnati was been long rumored to want a first-round pick coming back in a Hendrickson trade. If the price was softened to a second-rounder and the Williams trade impacted that, then the Bengals were out-thinking themselves comparing two completely different players with two completely different contract situations.<\/p>\n
Hendrickson, who turns 31 next month, only has eight games remaining on his adjusted one-year, $29 million deal he signed in August. Williams is turning 28 next month and is under contract through the 2027 season. It makes total sense why one player could command a first-rounder and the other could not.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati didn\u2019t have to trade Hendrickson, and another reason why a deal didn\u2019t happen has to do with the present rather than the future.<\/p>\n
Dropping two consecutive games\u00a0has the Bengals at 3-6 on the season. ESPN\u2019s model gives them a 6% chance at making the postseason. Hope is at a premium, but not all gone inside the offices of Paycor Stadium. Schultz believes the team still thinks making the playoffs is possible, and keeping Hendrickson is imperative to making that a reality.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also still think there is hope internally that the Bengals can make a playoff push,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cEspecially if Joe Flacco continues to play well, and if Joe burrow continues to be on track for his rehab mid-December. I don\u2019t think Cincinnati really ever wanted to trade Hendrickson, but between Indianapolis, Dallas, I thought maybe Seattle could get involved, ultimately, asking price was too high. Trey Hendrickson, for now, remains a Bengal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cincinnati is banking on the improbable, and Hendrickson will be part of the ride, for better or for worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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