The Cincinnati Bengals were able to placate defensive end Trey Hendrickson by increasing his 2025 salary by $14 million, but they could not come to a long-term agreement with the superstar pass rusher.

That means the Bengals could ultimately end up losing Hendrickson to free agency next March, which obviously creates a significant need for Cincinnati in the trenches.

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Bleacher Report's NFL Scouting Department has already linked the Bengals to a potential replacement, naming Clemson edge rusher T.J. Parker as a possibility.

"The Bengals resolved Trey Hendrickson's contract dispute by giving him a much bigger pile of cash in 2025. They didn't commit to the 30-year-old beyond the season, though," Bleacher Report wrote . "That coul

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