It is here where we pause to soak in the absurdity and really underscore how disgruntled and detached the two-time NFL sack leader has become at this point. Unlike last year, this offseason, Trey Hendrickson had his foot in the door to pursue a trade. Nothing really materialized, but it became abundantly clear that market realities of contract values for edge rushers were going to influence his negotiations with the Bengals’ front office: “Having that conversation in July of 2024 does not forecast May of 2025,” Hendrickson said in May.

To put things into perspective, Trey’s base salary of $15.8 million for 2025 is roughly the same as the Chicago Bears’ Dayo Odeyingbo, who had three sacks in 2024 versus Trey’s back-to-back 17.5-sack seasons. What Trey wants is a deal that measures up to wh

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