Overview
- After Monday’s preseason game, Joe Burrow said Cincinnati typically completes major contracts near Week 1 and expects negotiations to pick up over the next two weeks.
- Multiple outlets report the Bengals are fielding calls on Trey Hendrickson, with an asking price that reportedly includes a 2026 first-round pick and a young defender.
- ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported the sides are nowhere close on guaranteed money in a potential multiyear agreement.
- Reporting indicates Hendrickson is holding in and does not plan to play without a new contract.
- Hendrickson led the NFL with 17.5 sacks and finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting last season, when Cincinnati’s defense ranked 26th in points allowed.