Some believed the Cincinnati Bengals would unofficially give up on this season by trading pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson for a future draft pick after falling to 3-6 via a frustrating 47-42 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

However, the Bengals kept Hendrickson through Tuesday's trade deadline. In a piece published Tuesday night, The Athletic's Paul Dehner Jr. revealed that the Bengals "weren’t going to wave the white flag on this season" even though the team didn't make a big-name acquisition .

Bengals weren't going to trade Trey Hendrickson at discounted price

"The Bengals were listening, as they always do, but their asking price never changed from what it has been since trade offers were gauged for Hendrickson back in March," Dehner wrote. "They wanted a first-rou

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