This offseason, the lost a few players to free agency, but none were as big a lo s as Trey Hendrickson. He left the Bengals, signing a ma sive $112 million contract over four years Junior Caminero Jersey with the . It was right after the Maxx Crosby trade fell apart, and for the former Bengals pa s rusher, it was a solid deal with $60 million guaranteed. But that final number wasn't remotely close to his initial asking price. According to , Hendrickson reportedly had a ridiculous asking price of $40 million per-year. Trey Hendrickson reportedly was asking for $40M APY "Initially, the Ravens, like the other teams that were talking to Hendrickson, were hesitant to meet his desired contract price of a long-term deal worth $40 million a year," McFadden writes. Hendrickson was going to get a nice payday this offseason, and it was likely not going to be far from a $30 million per-year deal. However, asking for $40 million per-year is a ridiculous asking price for Hendrickson, the 32-year-old pa s rusher coming off core muscle surgery this past season, where he played just seven games. More : If he were a bit younger and coming off back-to-back 17.5 sack seasons like he was last offseason, then he might've been able to ask for such a ridiculously expensive deal. But, not only is Hendrickson a bit too old for such a ma sive deal, he's coming off a core muscle injury, and wasn't playing incredibly well in his limited time on the field last year. The Bengals were hoping Hendrickson would land a ma sive deal to get them a third-round compensatory draft pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, and they should still get that with his current deal. While Hendrickson plays an important position, and has been a good player, $40 million per-year is still far too much to spend on an older edge rusher coming off a serious injury. More Bengals news: Erasmo Ramirez Jersey