Overview
- Reports from The Athletic said Cincinnati long sought a first-rounder, with later reporting indicating some teams believed the bar dropped to a second on deadline day.
- Dallas pursued Hendrickson but deemed a second-round price too steep, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano.
- Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported the Bengals never received a firm offer and considered the risk of a morale hit from trading a defensive leader.
- Hendrickson is under team control only through 2025 and has been managing a day-to-day hip issue after a recent aggravation.
- With a cool league market for pass rushers and the Bengals at 3-6, attention turns to offseason options such as a costly franchise tag or potential compensatory-pick outcomes.