Cincinnati Bengals All-Professional cross rusher Trey Hendrickson plans to report back to the workforce’s coaching camp on Wednesday, ending his holdout over a contract dispute regardless of not being any nearer to a brand new cope with the workforce, based on a number of studies. Hendrickson reporting to camp will function a good-faith gesture towards getting a deal achieved, per ESPN, whereas additionally avoiding any additional $50,000 per day fines he had been incurring.
A four-time Professional Bowler and the NFL’s reigning sack king, Hendrickson and the Bengals have been mired in prolonged and tumultuous contract negotiations that included Hendrickson not taking part within the workforce’s spring practices and the beginning of coaching camp. Whereas the 2 sides haven’t reached an extension, Hendrickson has now determined to report back to camp whereas the franchise and his representatives try and land on a deal earlier than the begin of the season.
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Hendrickson, who is ready to earn $15.8 million in base wage in 2025, desires to be paid nearer to the highest of the market at his place. The 30-year-old, who’s coming into the ultimate yr of his deal, has performed a key function on Cincinnati’s protection over the previous 4 years. Over that span, he is tallied 57 sacks, 53 tackles for loss and 11 compelled fumbles. His 35 sacks during the last two years — 17.5 in each 2023 and 2024 — is tops within the NFL.
Previous to signing with the Bengals, Hendrickson spent his first 4 years with the Saints. He made simply three begins throughout his first three seasons earlier than turning into a full-time starter in 2020, his ultimate season in New Orleans. He parlayed his 13.5 sacks that season right into a four-year, $60 million cope with the Bengals through the ensuing offseason.
The Bengals are coming off a disappointing 9-8 season and have missed the postseason in back-to-back years. Regardless of Hendrickson’s brilliance final yr, the Cincinnati’s protection struggled mightily through the first 12 video games of the season. The Bengals went 4-8 over that span earlier than profitable their final 5 video games and simply lacking the postseason.
