Bengals' Trey Hendrickson agrees to revised contract with $14M raise for 2025 NFL season

Trey Hendrickson has ended his holdout and will report to the Cincinnati Bengals’ training camp. Danny Parkins says that holdouts are "a thing of the past", and that he’s not surprised the Bengals haven’t paid Hendrickson.

Trey Hendrickson and the Cincinnati Bengals have found common ground on a new deal for the 2025 NFL season. 

Hendrickson reportedly reached an agreement on a $14 million raise to play the 2025 season on a $30 million salary, according to multiple reports. The Bengals confirmed they reached a revised contract on X. 

So, while it’s not a long-term extension, Hendrickson is at least satisfied heading into the new year. He is still scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2025 campaign. 

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Cincinnati Bengals Trey Hendrickson speaks at a press conference after practice, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in Downtown Cincinnati. (Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Hendrickson has been adamant that he wouldn’t play this season on his $16 million salary, and had been hoping to reach a long-term pact with Cincinnati throughout the offseason.

When that never came to fruition, Hendrickson was holding out at the start of training camp, making it clear that he wanted to be paid before he participated in any team drills. The Bengals also reportedly looked into trading the NFL’s sack leader in 2024.

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Hendrickson ultimately arrived at Bengals camp, but he was a hold-in player who didn’t do anything but participate in team meetings. 

This new agreement for the two sides means Hendrickson is set