"At least a raise likely is coming. The Bengals have made several offers, including a recent one, over the course of the last couple of days. Today is a huge day for Trey Hendrickson and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Despite that uncertainty, though, Bengals owner Mike Brown expressed optimism that a deal with Hendrickson will get done. Brown told reporters, " I think it will get done ," in regards to a new deal for Hendrickson. Brown doubled down, saying the team was not looking to trade Hendrickson and is "working on getting [a deal] done."

The Saints have invested in a lot of options to replace Trey Hendrickson without success. Would a reunion make sense with ESPN's top-10 pass rusher?

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals as NFL Evaluators Praise Trey Hendrickson, Ranked Among League's Best Pass Rushers. CINCINNATI — Trey Hendrickson is hoping to get a new contract from the Bengals before the start of the 2025 season and ESPN's latest pass rusher rankings should certainly help his case.

Speaking of focusing, we're going to focus on several things in today's newsletter, like T.J. Watt's record-setting contract extension. We're also going to rank the top offensive triplets in the NFL.

In ESPN's survey of NFL executives, coaches and scouts ranking the NFL's top 10 edge rushers for 2025, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, who led the league in sacks in 2024 with 17.5, didn't appear among the top 5.