Trey Hendrickson Update

[SunsetBengal]

(5 hours ago)basballguy Wrote: I get both sides here.  

Trey deserves to get paid but the Bengals don't want to pay long term because it's clear most DEs fall off at 30.  Best case he might get double digit sacks at age 32.  

I feel like the Bengals are correct for trying to do a short term (2-3 year) extension.

I can agree with that line of thinking. Any time an NFL player's age starts with a 3, they should expect that to be the maximum length of a contract to be offered. Sure there are examples of some players playing at a high level well into their mid thirties, but those are the anomalies, rather than the norm. If I were in charge of the numbers, I would offer him a 2 year extension with a total value of $100M (including the $21.6M he was already scheduled to receive) and make $65M of that fully guaranteed in the first two seasons, leaving the Bengals with a potential out in 2027 should his play fall off of the proverbial cliff.