Duke Tobin Weighs in on Possibility of Bengals Trading Trey Hendrickson

Will the Bengals consider trading their star pass rusher?

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) looks on before the NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. | Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson wants a new contract. The 30-year-old led the NFL in sacks with 17.5. He's entering the final year of his contract.

Hendrickson made his intentions perfectly clear earlier this month in New Orleans.

“The goal is to win a Super Bowl for Cincinnati. What that looks like this season—if it’s something we can agree on in terms, that would be great," Hendrickson said. "If it’s something that helps the Bengals win a Super Bowl by getting picks or anything like that. I want to help Cincinnati win a Super Bowl, whether I’m there or not.”

His message was simple: pay me or trade me.

Duke Tobin made it clear that the Bengals want to pay Hendrickson and keep him in Cincinnati. Would they consider trading the All-Pro pass rusher?

"I never really talked about open preferences for trading guys, because all that does is take on a life of its own," Tobin said. "And that's not something I want to do, because I want Trey on our football team. He's under contract. We're looking to we're looking to pay him for what we believe will be really good future years and we see him as not falling off in his career. And, you know, so we're that's why we're actively trying [to pay him]."

These things can change quickly, but the Bengals plan on signing Hendrickson to a contract extension this offseason. If they're unable to come to an agreement, maybe things change, but it doesn't sound like trading him is something they're considering at this moment.

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