Bengals Edge Trey Hendrickson left in the first half of Sunday's loss to the Packers with a back injury. The team initially deemed him questionable to return before downgrading him to "out" in the third quarter.
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We'll see what the team has to say about Hendrickson for Week 7. But the potential trade market around the veteran complicates the situation.
There have been trade rumors -- and public requests -- regarding the star pass rusher for multiple seasons now. That included a holdout and contract adjustment this summer.
Now Cincinnati's sitting 2-4 after four straight losses following the Joe Burrow injury, which only makes moving the contract-year veteran more sensible. We probably can't know whether that aspect factored into ruling Hendrickson out vs. Green Bay.
We'll see about this week. The quick turnaround to a Thursday night game against the Steelers obviously hurts Hendrickson's chances of being ready to play.
If he's ready, though, he'll be a must play for that matchup and a stellar spot against the Jets in Week 8.