The NFL’s reigning sacks leader could be on the move.
Trey Hendrickson is being made available for trade amid a contract standoff with the Cincinnati Bengals, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reported on Sunday.
Hendrickson, who led the league with 17.5 sacks last season, held out to begin training camp but returned July 30 as he pursues a new deal.
His 57 sacks since joining the Bengals in 2021 are the third most in the NFL over the past four seasons.
But Hendrickson missed the first seven days and five practices of camp, accumulating $350,000 in fines. He also received a total of $104,768 in fines for not attending the three days of the Bengals’ mandatory minicamp in June, according to the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement with the NFLPA.
Both sides remain far off on the amount of guaranteed money Hendrickson will receive, along with how much he gets during the early years of the deal. He is scheduled to earn $15.8 million in base salary this season and has a cap number of $18.7 million.
If the Bengals and Hendrickson can bridge the gap, it will complete a trifecta of signing three of their top players to lucrative extensions.
In March, Ja’Marr Chase’s $161 million contract made him the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL at the time, and Tee Higgins’ $115 million deal made him one of the league’s top 10 highest-paid receivers.
–with files from The Associated Press
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