On Monday, the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a restructuring of star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson's contract that will keep him around for the upcoming season and allow him to hit unrestricted free agency a year from now. The deal brings to an end over a month of trade speculation and rumors surrounding the only player keeping the Bengals' defense from being truly awful.
Recently, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported on some of the other offers that were floated before the two sides eventually came to an agreement.
“The Bengals originally offered a three-year, $95 million deal to Trey Hendrickson that did not include guaranteed money in the second year, per sources,” reported Russini on X, formerly Twitter. “Hendrickson and the Bengals were able to reach agreement a half hour a