This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/bengals as Trey Hendrickson Contract Details Revealed: Bengals Star Could Return in 2026. CINCINNATI — When the Bengals signed Trey Hendrickson to a re-worked one-year contract, a lot of people assumed that there would be a no-tag clause in the deal.

The Cincinnati Bengals were able to placate defensive end Trey Hendrickson by increasing his 2025 salary by $14 million, but they could not come to a long-term agreement with the superstar pass rusher.

Green Bay first held talks with the Bengals about 2024 NFL sack leader Trey Hendrickson before the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end agreed in August to a reworked contract worth $29 million for this season, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.