Defensive end Trey Hendrickson has clamored for a contract extension since the start of the offseason. He is currently slated for an over $18 million cap hit in the final year of his deal.

Head coach Zac Taylor said last week that the franchise's decision to draft defensive end Shemar Stewart with the No. 17 pick of the 2025 NFL draft had nothing to do with Hendrickson, and that he doesn't "think you can ever have enough defensive linemen, especially in this league and this division."

There's been a few factors this offseason that have led people to believe the Bengals may move on from Hendrickson.