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The Bengals signed veteran DE Trey Hendrickson to a one-year, $30 million deal this week, putting an end to a lengthy contract negotiation that led to him requesting a trade. He is glad to get things done ahead of the regular season with time left to practice.
“It gives a lot of clarity to the 2025 defense,” Hendrickson said, via Geoff Hobson of the team’s site. “It gives us a couple of more good practices, and with a great offseason in the books, both personally and as a team, I feel like now we can go collectively play for the 2025 Bengals. And what’s best for the team is the best players playing in their relative positions.”
As for playing in Cincinnati past 2025, Hendrickson said they will figure that out going forward.
“We’re taking one day at a time,” Hendrickson said. “Moving forward, we’ll figure that out as it goes. For this season, to be given a raise I didn’t necessarily had to have been given, it’s a blessing to be in a position where I’ve been brought up to my peers. And also being able to get after quarterbacks. I love this city and with what’s been happening the last couple of months, I’ve had time to reflect on what it means to me and how much I want to stay a Bengal for the 2025 season.”
Bengals’ new DC Al Golden said Hendrickson has done well learning their playbook and working with strength and conditioning coach Joey Boese.
“I think, obviously, his play, his resume, warrants that,” Golden said. “He’s working on his conditioning with Joey and the staff, and he’s doing a great job with the playbook and everything. And obviously, if we can get him out there, we can transition him onto the field fairly quickly, given his expertise and experience.”
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers has been working to build chemistry with the rest of his teammates this offseason and hopes to develop the offense into a cohesive unit.
“I’m trying to be intentional every day I’m here,” Rodgers said, via ESPN. “I*‘m trying to get [center] Zach [Frazier] to loosen up a little bit. [Guard] Mason’s [McCormick] been a great compadre with that because he’s next to him every single day. It’s fun when I get a little laugh out of [guard] Isaac [Seumalo], and maybe a facial expression from [tackle] Troy [Fautanu]. [Tackle] Broderick [Jones] is probably the most gregarious of the group up front. I got a laugh out of [tight end] Darnell [Washington] today, which was fun. Big win. Small victories every day when it comes to the chemistry building stuff. That’s what it’s all about, finding...
