Recently, the Cincinnati Bengals at least temporarily ended their contract dispute with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson by offering him a major bump in pay for the upcoming 2025 NFL season, which he agreed to. Hendrickson is still set to enter free agency at the end of this year, which could reignite the saga once again, but for now, Bengals fans can rest assured that their team's star (and possibly only above average) defensive player will be in uniform this season.
It was a long journey to get to this point from where things stood over the last few weeks, and recently, Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Inquirer broke down just how novel the idea was that ended up coming to fruition.
“In talking with Trey Hendrickson, we learned that the Bengals had never offered him the 1-year