Head coach Zac Taylor said last week that the franchise's decision to draft defensive end Shemar Stewart with the No. 17 pick of the 2025 NFL draft had nothing to do with Hendrickson, and that he doesn't "think you can ever have enough defensive linemen, especially in this league and this division."

There's been a few factors this offseason that have led people to believe the Bengals may move on from Hendrickson.

The Cincinnati Bengals couldn't get Trey Hendrickson extended before the NFL Draft. Now that the draft is in the books, the Bengals are on to their next order of business. It's time to extend Hendrickson, who had 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons. And ESPN's Bengals beat writer, Ben Baby, spells out exactly how it could go down.