Bengals Finally Give Up on Trey Hendrickson As Zac Taylor & Front Office Make Tough Trade Decision Trey Hendrickson’s contract standoff has the Bengals weighing trade offers as teams line up for the A

“I’m not going to apologize for the rates of the defensive ends being paid in the National Football League,” Trey Hendrickson once said. In Cincinnati , contract drama lingers like heavy clouds on the riverfront, and this summer Hendrickson’s holdout was the storm everyone was watching. The All-Pro edge finally showed face at camp, probably because he didn’t want the thunder to roll any louder.

His message afterward? Just four words: “Nothing has really changed.” And that’s the catch. His return isn’t a solution. The Bengals and Hendrickson are still circling the same issue—guaranteed money. Years and value? All lined up. They did slide a check across the table—a one-year, $21 million extension with just $8 million guaranteed—but it felt more like a band-aid than a lifeline. Comp