Star Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson has requested a trade, a source confirmed to WLWT on Wednesday. Hendrickson, a three-time Pro Bowler since joining the Bengals in 2021, is reportedly seeking more long-term security than the Bengals are giving him. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the offer. The 29-year-old defensive end is set to make $15 million for the 2024 season. A source also shared with WLWT’s Charlie Clifford that Hendrickson met with head coach Zac Taylor on Wednesday and informed the club that if the two sides cannot agree on a new contract and if a trade request is made, the regular season will be cancelled. If the first is not accomplished – then he will consider retirement. In 48 games for the Bengals since 2021, Hendrickson has recorded 39.5 sacks and 34 tackles for loss. Last season, Hendrickson’s 17.5 sacks ranked second in the NFL. Hendrickson had three games with at least two sacks last season, including the Week 5 game against the Cardinals when he had 2.5 sacks. He also recorded two sacks during the Week 3 game against the Los Angeles Rams and two sacks during the Week 14 game against the Indianapolis Colts. After initially agreeing to a four-year, $60 million contract with the Bengals prior to the 2021 season, Hendrickson signed an extension. with the Bengals before last season to keep him in Cincinnati through the 2025 season. According to Spotrac, Hendrickson’s $20.1 million cap hit is projected to be the third-highest on the Bengals in 2024, trailing only quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Tee Higgins. Who was franchise-tagged by the organization earlier this offseason. According to Spotrac, Hendrickson’s average annual value on his contract is the fourth-highest in the NFL among defensive ends. Nick Bosa of the 49ers, Myles Garrett of the Browns and Max Crosby of the Raiders are ahead of him. In addition to his production on the field, Hendrickson’s durability has been on full display during his time in Cincinnati. In 2022, Hendrickson struggled with a broken wrist in Week 14 against Cleveland, missing the final two regular season contests and one game before returning for three additional postseason games. In 2023, Hendrickson started Cincinnati’s Week 8 win at San Francisco, despite being ruled out in the first half with an ankle injury, and later in the 12th at Baltimore due to a highly strained knee the week before against the Houston Texans. Remained in the lineup for the matchup of the week. Before joining the Bengals, Hendrickson spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who drafted him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Hendrickson is the second high-profile Bengals player to request a trade this offseason, with Higgins also requesting a trade after being tagged in March. The 2024 NFL Draft is scheduled to begin Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The Bengals have the 18th overall pick in the first round.
Star Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson has requested a trade, a source confirmed to WLWT on Wednesday.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Hendrickson, a three-time Pro Bowler since joining the Bengals in 2021, is reportedly seeking more long-term security than the Bengals are giving him.
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The 29-year-old defensive end is set to make $15 million for the 2024 season.
A source also shared with WLWT’s Charlie Clifford that Hendrickson met with head coach Zac Taylor on Wednesday, and informed the club if the two sides could not agree on a new contract and if before the regular season If the trade request is not met – then he will do so. Consider retirement.
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In 48 games for the Bengals since 2021, Hendrickson has recorded 39.5 sacks and 34 tackles for loss. Last season, Hendrickson’s 17.5 sacks ranked second in the NFL.
Hendrickson had three games with at least two sacks last season, including a Week 5 game against the Cardinals when he averaged 2.5. He also recorded two sacks during the Week 3 game against the Los Angeles Rams and two sacks during the Week 14 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
After initially agreeing to a four-year, $60 million contract with the Bengals before the 2021 season, Hendrickson signed an extension with the Bengals before last season to keep him in Cincinnati through the 2025 season.
According to Spotrac, Hendrickson’s $20.1 million cap hit is projected to be the third-highest on the Bengals in 2024, trailing only quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Tee Higgins, who were franchise-tagged by the organization earlier this offseason. I went.
According to Spotrac, Hendrickson’s average annual value on his contract is the fourth-highest in the NFL among defensive ends. Nick Bosa of the 49ers, Myles Garrett of the Browns and Max Crosby of the Raiders are ahead of him.
In addition to his production on the field, Hendrickson’s durability has been on full display during his time in Cincinnati.
In 2022, Hendrickson struggled with a broken wrist in Week 14 against Cleveland, missing the final two regular season contests and one game before returning for three additional postseason games.
In 2023, Hendrickson started Cincinnati’s Week 8 win at San Francisco despite missing the first half with an ankle injury, and later Week 12 at Baltimore after suffering a hyperextended knee the week before against the Houston Texans. Remained in the lineup for the matchup.
Before joining the Bengals, Hendrickson spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who drafted him in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Hendrickson is the second high-profile Bengals player to request a trade this offseason, with Higgins also requesting a trade after being tagged in March.
The 2024 NFL Draft is scheduled to begin Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The Bengals have the 18th overall pick in the first round.
