Trey Hendrickson Update

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(05-30-2025, 02:47 PM)2MinutesHate Wrote: What I don't get is that when players sign a contract, then have a great year, somehow that gives them the right to amend the contract.  However, if they happen to have a shitty year, the team cannot ask for money back for non-performance or adjust their contract based on the previous season's performance.  If Trey didn't think he was worth $18.66 million for this year, why did he sign the extension?  Or maybe it should've included verbiage that if others such as Myles Garrett or Maxx Crosby get more money than that will give Trey the right to amend the contract?  Obviously, that would never pass.

And yes, the team can terminate the contract and potentially suffer the consequences of the dead cap, but both sides understand this prior to the signing of the contract.
I think they should start writing stipulations for repayment of the signing bonus if players try to hold out just because they no longer like the contract that was just fine for them at the time of signing.

I mean, look at DeShaun Watson.  Cleveland didn't even come close to getting their money's worth, but you don't see them locking him out of the stadium or stomping their feet about the contract that they gave him.  It is what it is.  Trey should be grateful that they offered him a $12 million dollar raise.  If he pulls a LeVeon Bell and sits out the year, he will come back next season at almost 32 looking for $30+million again? 

Never gonna happen.

The Bengals will win this battle.

You’ve never seen a team renegotiate a contract? I’ll be more specific, you’ve never seen the bengals renegotiate a contract? Did you not see the bengals renegotiate Mixon, Moss, Volson?


This happens all the time in sports and in life. Highly competitive fields like sports and premium sales positions, this happens all the time. My company pays me a higher commission rate when I perform in the top 5% of the company. As soon as I stop performing at that level, they drop my commission rate. Pretty standard in sales and all sports