The Bengals signed veteran DE Trey Hendrickson to a one-year, $30 million deal this week, putting an end to a lengthy contract negotiation that led to him requesting a trade. He is glad to get things done ahead of the regular season with time left to practice.

“It gives a lot of clarity to the 2025 defense,” Hendrickson said, via Geoff Hobson of the team’s site. “It gives us a couple of more good practices, and with a great offseason in the books, both personally and as a team, I feel like now we can go collectively play for the 2025 Bengals. And what’s best for the team is the best players playing in their relative positions.”

As for playing in Cincinnati past 2025, Hendrickson said they will figure that out going forward.

“We’re taking one day at a time,” Hendrickson said. “Moving for

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