{The Ultimate Bengals Offseason Extravaganza Thread}

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(03-07-2025, 12:00 PM)Nepa Wrote: I'm in agreement with you. I think some team will offer him a much better deal than the Bengals are offering and will offer the Bengals a draft pick below Hendrickson's value and the Bengals will take the trade. Once Hendrickson has a good offer on the table the Bengals will not want a disgruntled player on the team, will not want other players upset how Hendrickson is being treated if the Bengals refuse the trade, and will not want a year where Hendrickson sits out. And thus they will take a below-market trade. The one scenario where I think the Bengals can decline such a trade and everyone will understand (players, Hendrickson, overall optics) is if it is a trade to an AFC competitor. 

So if Trey ends up back with the Bengals and they do nothing to his contract and he sits out the year what happens next year, is he still under team control for next year or does he become an UFA?