Trey Hendrickson Update

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(5 hours ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: OK, it is great foe Tee.

Why would also be great for the team to assume he will keep up that perfromance as he head to his mid 30?s

If he believes he will keep up his high level of play, he should gladly accept an incentivized deal or be open to the conversation.

My idea of a fair deal for both sides is as follows:

Give him a bonus of 10 million (all guaranteed) for 2025. That would take his compensation if factoring in the 2022 signing bonus 28.6 million in 2025.


Bengals could take the 10 million bonus and spread over years 2 and 3 or all in year 3. So, no cap hit in 2025.

In 2026 give him a base salary of 24 million (60% or 14.4 million guaranteed), then give him a roster bonus (In March, 2026) of 5 million and then 500K per sack. If he is healthy, he gets the 5 million bonus on March (paid earlier than a game check), so now 19.4 million guaranteed. If he gets 16 sacks, he earns an additional 8 million and plays all of 2026, he gets the other 9.6 million. If he gets 16 sacks (less than he has been doing), his total compensation in 2026 = 37 million dollars.

In 2027, he gets a base salary of 15 million + 500K per sack. He gets a 10 million roster bonus in March. None is guaranteed, but he can know by March if team is going to pay hiim the option. If he plays and gets 16 sacks, he makes 33 million in 2027.

There are lots of ways to do this, I think this is more than fair. If he can get 20 sacks, he gets more money.

He walks away with a lot more than his currecnt guarantee of only 15.8 million, he has guarantees of 41 million and possible 98.6 million if he averages 16 sacks a year the next 3 years.

Looks good. Good work.