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Pay or trade Trey Hendrickson? The answer is very simple. Here's how things got complicated

Ben Solak

created: Aug. 25, 2025, 4:37 p.m. | updated: Aug. 25, 2025, 9:40 p.m.

There's no end in sight for the contract dispute between the 30-year-old Hendrickson and the Bengals, which is sparking more trade rumblings. This Hendrickson contract dispute really started two years ago. Only $16 million of his $60 million contract was guaranteed at signing. Garrett, who is less than a year younger than Hendrickson, signed a four-year, $160 million deal ($40 million per year) in March. Don't even look at Watt and Garrett, who had $108 million and $123.6 million guaranteed in their respective extensions.

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