Trey Hendrickson Update

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(4 hours ago)SunsetBengal Wrote: I hate it when accomplished players, who have already made a handsome fortune in their lifetime resort to the "my family needs to be taken care of" line. While he's definitely not making what his stats would reflect, he's made more than 99% people in World will ever make, already. I wish he would just stick to the business line of "I've outplayed my salary, I've earned a raise". It's honest, to the point, and includes no phony heart strings.

Yes, the optics of this situation are horrible. The team bent over backwards to make a WR that's only available 71% of the time the past two seasons very wealthy, and he hasn't even touched 1,000 yards the past two seasons, let alone led the league twice in a very coveted statistical category. This part is pure speculation on my part, but I'm guessing that the Bengals only want to extend for one year and Trey would prefer a 3 year extension. Seems like a fair compromise would be a 2 year extension, giving him 3 more years total with the Bengals. He could retire as a Bengal and be filthy rich for the rest of his lifetime.

I could see this as well, but I think also the guaranteed portion is where they may be far apart.

I have said, give Trey a 5 to 10 million signing extension bonus, that takes his guaranteed money from 15.8 to 20.8- 25.8 million. Then extend him for 2 years, 28 to 30 million in 2026 with 60% guaranteed, high end Trey gets 18 more million guaranteed in 2026 on top of the high end 25.8 million. Last year pay him 32 million based on incentives and no guarantee.

I think they is a fair office, take him to a mimimum guarantted earnings of 43.8 with opportunity if he performs to make an addition 72 million in next 3 years.