Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson ramped up the pressure on the front office this week during a public appearance.
During the interview, Hendrickson effectively threw out an extension-or-trade ultimatum while stressing that he absolutely does not want to leave the Bengals.
Hendrickson’s agent, Harold Lewis, followed up not long after by telling WLWT’s Charlie Clifford that he will meet with the Bengals next week.
“The ultimate goal is to make him a Bengal for the long-term,” Harold said, per Clifford.
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The latest comes roughly a week after Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin spoke about Hendrickson and the earned pay raise coming his way.
Tobin, though, understandably, stressed that team and player have to agree on what exactly the raise looks like.
Hendrickson requested a trade last year before playing during the season and leading the NFL in sacks. He’s dramatically underpaid compared to his production, but the fact he’s hovering around the age of 30 and the Bengals have other big names to pay complicates things.
No matter how it turns out, fans could start to get some answers next week.