Analyst proposes trade for Commanders to acquire Bengals' Trey Hendrickson

Cincinnati Bengals star Trey Hendrickson is on the trade block, and the Washington Commanders could acquire him.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) celebrates as the Steelers prepare to punt in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. The Bengals won 19-17 to finish the regular season at 9-8. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Washington Commanders are among the teams in the running to acquire Cincinnati Bengals star Trey Hendrickson after he requested to be traded.

Bleacher Report writer Brent Sobleski forms a deal that would bring Hendrickson and a fourth-round pick to Washington for Daron Payne and a third-rounder.

Jan 4, 2025; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) pass rushes at the line of scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images

Hendrickson to the Commanders?

"According to Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz, the Washington Commanders became the first team named as an interested suitor for Hendrickson's services. The Commanders will be in the edge-rusher market since the team's leading sack-artist from a year ago, Dante Fowler Jr., is a free agent and no one else at the position managed more than five sacks," Sobleski writes.

"In this particular scenario, the Commanders could move Daron Payne. Previously, the organization built its defense from the inside out, but head coach Dan Quinn is looking to take the opposite approach.

"For the Bengals, they do have salary-cap flexibility. Payne's base salary is $3.1 million more than Hendrickson's this coming season. But the defensive tackle is two-and-a-half years younger, signed through the 2026 campaign and fills a need, with B.J. Hill set to enter free agency."

With Myles Garrett off the market, the Commanders may have more competition in the trade sweepstakes for Hendrickson, but if they are willing to pay up, they could walk away with the top prize.

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