Trade Pitch Moves Bengals' Trey Hendrickson to Patriots originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Contract negotiations between defensive end Trey Hendrickson and the Cincinnati Bengals have been a staple of the offseason – and have played a part in offseason news cycles over the past few years.

As written here consistently, barring a shocker, it has long felt like the Cincinnati Bengals will eventually emerge the "winners" of the contract standoff with star defensive end Trey Hendrickson.

Several people believe Bengals star defensive end Trey Hendrickson might sit out the final year of his contract if a long-term deal isn’t reached.