Overview
- Cincinnati signaled it would require a premium return, with reports of a first-round price earlier and at least a second to facilitate any deal.
- NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the market never exceeded a fourth-round pick for the 2024 sack leader.
- Hendrickson's hip issue limited teams' willingness to move assets and has him listed as doubtful for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, per coach Zac Taylor.
- By keeping him, the Bengals preserve offseason leverage through the franchise-tag option, leaving long-term talks for later.
- Cincinnati still made a move during the window, sending linebacker Logan Wilson to the Cowboys for a seventh-round pick.