Report: Cincinnati Bengals Have High Asking Price in Trey Hendrickson Trade Talks

Around the wheel we go.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) celebrates as time winds down in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 1 game between the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. The Bengals begin the season with a 17-16 win over the Browns. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI —  The Bengals still have a high asking price for Trey Hendrickson in any trade for their only star defensive piece. 

The Athletic's Dianna Russini noted on Monday that the team still wants a first-round pick in exchange for Hendrickson, even though no team showed any interest in trading for the veteran for that price with more games to utilize him for this offseason.

The Bengals are reportedly open to moving Hendrickson, but on their terms at this price.

"They did say no originally, and then the last couple of days, a bunch of GMs said, 'hey, you better check this out because now they're saying yes to us, right?'" Jay Glazer said Sunday on the FOX pregame show. "Whether or not they can get what they're looking for, I don't know about that, but it seemed like a hard no about a week or so ago, and now it's not."

Hendrickson is in the final year of his contract with the Bengals and is scheduled to become a free agent in March. Cincinnati can still franchise tag him if they want to, but the defense has been terrible for multiple seasons around him. All while he plays great football with four sacks in seven games to go with a strong 82.9 Pro Football Focus grade.

Cincinnati has until tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET to make a trade decision regarding the star.

League sources say the Bengals are still asking for a first-round pick in any deal for Trey Hendrickson at this time.

The trade deadline arrives in just over 28 hours, and teams are continuing to call Cincinnati about a number of their players. For now, prices remain high. pic.twitter.com/OUS5UpeH3s

— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) November 3, 2025

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