Some believed the Cincinnati Bengals would unofficially give up on this season by trading pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson for a future draft pick after falling to 3-6 via a frustrating 47-42 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. However, the Bengals kept Hendrickson through Tuesday’s trade deadline. In a piece published Tuesday night, The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. revealed that the Bengals “weren’t going to wave the white flag on this season” even though the team didn’t make a big-name acquisition. “The Bengals were listening, as they always do, but their asking price never changed from what it has been since trade offers were gauged for Hendrickson back in March,” Dehner wrote. “They wanted a first-round pick. The difference between Hendrickson and the other big fish was that he only has the rest of the season under contract. The others are solutions for the short and long haul.” Dehner was referring to how Hendrickson and the Bengals negotiated a revised deal this past summer that offered him no guaranteesRead More
Why Trey Hendrickson remained with Bengals through trade deadline
