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The Cincinnati Bengals need Trey Hendrickson.

There aren't many people who would dispute that. With 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons, Hendrickson is a defensive superstar on a team otherwise devoid of defensive talent.

But Hendrickson is holding out, because he wants a contract extension.

Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, coming off his own contract extension, said that Hendrickson deserves one, too.

NFL.com's Tom Blair writes that the Bengals need to pay "the going rate" to keep Hendrickson around.

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The going rate would be something akin to Myles Garrett's $40 million per year from the Browns. Hendrickson may not earn the same four-year deal if he got a salary close to that mark, though.

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