The Buffalo Bills went out this offseason and made a significant free agent signing of pass rusher Joey Bosa.
After nine years with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team released Bosa, and the Bills came right in and signed him.
Buffalo needs to find a way to get after the quarterback more this season, and the addition of Bosa should help, but the team should still try and add another pass rusher.
There aren’t many great pass rushers on the open market, and with the season approaching, there aren’t many trades that typically occur during this time.
Bills-Bengals Trade Pitch
One player who could be looking for a new team is Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, who is skipping minicamp due to not agreeing to a new long-term deal.
If the Bengals don’t decide to sign Hendrickson, they could trade him. Alex Kay from Bleacher Report thinks he could be a good fit for Buffalo.
The Cincinnati Bengals have been mired in a series of contract disputes with some of their biggest stars over the last few seasons, Kay wrote. The latest negotiations with Trey Hendrickson don’t appear to be going well and could result in the elite edge-rusher being shipped off rather than retained on an extension.
Hendrickson is still highly productive despite going into an age-31 season. He’s earned Pro Bowl nods in each of his four Bengals campaigns, including in 2024 when he posted a second consecutive 17.5-sack season that earned him first-team All-Pro honors and a second-place finish in the Defensive Player of the Year race.
That may be the last glimpse of him in a Bengals uniform, as Hendrickson has maintained he will not suit up for the club without a new deal in place. If Cincinnati’s brass cannot reach an agreement that keeps the eight-year veteran in place, Hendrickson should garner plenty of interest in the trade market.
The Buffalo Bills would be a fantastic fit for the edge rusher. The team is in need of more pass-rushing prowess, especially with offseason acquisition Joey Bosa already dealing with injuries that have kept him out of practice.
While the Bills have been burned by blockbuster edge defender acquisitions in the past—Von Miller recorded a meager six sacks over his last 25 games in Buffalo after signing a six-year, $120 million deal with the club—Hendrickson could buck that trend as a slam-dunk pickup.
While Buffalo doesn’t have much to offer in terms of draft capital, it doesn’t appear that teams are champing at the bit to send the Bengals a Day 1 pick for Hendrickson.
If Cincy is willing to come down on a lofty asking price, the Bills shouldn’t hesitate to send over a Round 2 pick to add one of the best sack creators of the past half-decade and bolster their Super Bowl aspirations.
Hendrickson led the NFL last season with 17.5 sacks and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
Hendrickson Would Be A Great Fit For Buffalo
The 30-year-old pass rusher is coming off a four-year, $60 million contract, so he will probably be looking for another deal around that price.
Hendrickson has had four double-digit sacks in the last five years and should be able to keep that up this year.
The Bills should try to trade for Hendrickson, but the Bengals might not want to trade him to a team they could see in the playoffs.
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