{"id":266254,"date":"2025-11-06T20:18:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/266254\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T20:18:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:18:08","slug":"nfl-insider-reveals-why-bengals-didnt-trade-trey-hendrickson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/266254\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL insider reveals why Bengals didn’t trade Trey Hendrickson"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, after a brutal Week 9 loss to the Chicago Bears<\/a>, were viewed as potential sellers. However, they made just one move on deadline day.<\/p>\n

Logan Wilson was traded to the Dallas Cowboys<\/a> for a seventh-round pick. There were others in trade rumors, with Trey Hendrickson being the top option who could’ve been traded.<\/p>\n

But Cincinnati held onto him, and for a clear reason. According to NFL insider Jeremy Fowler of ESPN<\/a>, the Bengals’ steep asking price kept teams, like the Dallas Cowboys, from swinging a trade for the All-Pro pass rusher.<\/p>\n

Bengals’ Trey Hendrickson not traded for one key reason<\/p>\n

“And speaking of Cincinnati, the 3-6 Bengals had a compelling case to move Trye Hendrickson,” Fowler reports. “Teams I spoke to believed Cincinnati wanted a second-rounder for him. Dallas, which pursued Hendrickson, considered that steep.”<\/p>\n

The Bengals were asking for a high draft pick in return for Hendrickson. There was some speculation that the Bengals were asking for a first-round pick, but with Hendrickson’s status as a rental, that never would’ve happened.<\/p>\n

A second-rounder was also, evidently, too rich for a team to part with. Despite having the chance to add an All-Pro pass rusher, teams didn’t spend a second-rounder.<\/p>\n

The Miami Dolphins<\/a> traded Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> for a third-round pick, and while the Bengals were asking for a lot more than that for Hendrickson, that deal is likely closer to what the Bengals would’ve had to settle for.<\/p>\n

More:\u00a0Trey Hendrickson defends Chase Brown after NSFW comments on Bengals’ defense<\/a><\/p>\n

Cincinnati could’ve landed a bit more than just a third-rounder, but the Cowboys’ unwillingness to part with a second-rounder limited the Bengals’ ceiling.<\/p>\n

But, with the Bengals’ playoff odds looking slim, and the prospect of Hendrickson departing in the offseason likely, trading Hendrickson for a third-round pick and more would’ve been the right move.<\/p>\n

He will likely land the Bengals a third-round compensatory pick if he walks. The Bengals could’ve landed a bit more if they traded him, but as Fowler reports, the Bengals were’ willing to settle for less than a second-round pick.<\/p>\n

Due to the high asking price, the Bengals weren’t able to find a trade partner for Hendrickson. He’ll play out the 2025 season on his one-year, $25 million deal, and hit free agency with a chance to land a massive extension.<\/p>\n

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