Overview
- NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the best deadline bid for Trey Hendrickson was a fourth-round pick.
- Cincinnati’s stance had been a first-round return and reportedly slid into second-round territory without being met.
- With most of his $16 million base salary already paid, a second-rounder was viewed as the threshold to make a deal workable.
- Hendrickson’s hip injury kept him inactive in Weeks 7 and 9, and teams could not conduct a pre-trade physical, complicating talks.
- The Bengals retained the pass rusher through the deadline and still hold franchise-tag leverage for next offseason.