{"id":96190,"date":"2025-08-26T03:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/96190\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T03:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:20:06","slug":"bengals-agree-to-new-2025-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/96190\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals agree to new 2025 salary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Can the Cincinnati Bengals make everyone happy?<\/p>\n

USAT’s Mackenzie Salmon asks Lorenzo Reyes on the financial situation in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

Sports Seriously<\/p>\n

Trey Hendrickson<\/a> is staying in Cincinnati this season.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Bengals’<\/a> All-Pro defensive lineman has been the subject of rumors all offseason, clouding his future in the jungle. During the 2024 offseason, Hendrickson requested a trade. During the 2025 offseason, he was given permission to seek a trade<\/a> and the two sides went back and forth over a new deal.<\/p>\n

Now Hendrickson has agreed to a raise<\/a> that will pay him $14 million more in 2025.<\/p>\n

More importantly for the Bengals<\/a>, check the final box that was on the to-do list this offseason. They already extended Ja’Marr Chase<\/a> and Tee Higgins<\/a> to solidify the offense. Hendrickson ensures that the defense won’t suffer in 2025.<\/p>\n

Money is always at the forefront of discussions surrounding the Bengals. At least for one offseason, that can be put to rest.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about Hendrickson’s new deal.<\/p>\n

Trey Hendrickson contract details<\/p>\n

Hendrickson technically did not sign an extension with this deal. Instead, it is basically a raise for the 2025 season alone and he will hit free agency next offseason, as he was set to do without this new money.<\/p>\n

That deal means he’ll make $30 million in 2025, making him the sixth-highest-paid edge rusher by average annual value (AAV), according to OverTheCap<\/a>. The 31-year-old was entering the final year of his deal in 2025, one that saw him check in at 10th on the highest-paid list.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson signed a four-year, $60 million deal with the Bengals as a free agent after his rookie contract expired with the New Orleans Saints<\/a>. The edge rusher agreed to a one-year extension ahead of the 2023 season, which was set to pay him $21 million in 2025.<\/p>\n

ANALYSIS: WInners and losers of Trey Hendrickson’s new contract<\/a><\/p>\n

Trey Hendrickson stats<\/p>\n

Hendrickson led the league in sacks in 2024 with 17.5. It came at an opportune time for the star, who also turned in a 17.5-sack season in 2023.<\/p>\n

Since arriving in Cincinnati prior to the 2021 season, Hendrickson has made four consecutive Pro Bowls and missed only three regular season games.<\/p>\n

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