Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals - Big Trey Hendrickson Tag Decision Could Shape Cincinnati Bengals’ Offseason

Starting point is 00:00:00 It's a near certainty that Trey Hendrickson will be playing his football elsewhere in 2026, but a new report on Sunday indicates the Bengals are considering the franchise tag. You are locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast. Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day. What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast. Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day, the number one sports podcast network in the land. And he's James Repeat Object. Let's go.

Starting point is 00:00:36 And we are locked on Bengals covering your favorite team here on this podcast since 2016. Your best one-stop shop for all things Bengals on the internet. Because James and I have you covered. And we have for just about a decade here with all the news and analysis on your Cincinnati Bengals. You could ever want or need. Today we touch on the report that Trey Hendrickson and the franchise tag might be making acquaintances with one another in Cincinnati. as a report from Mike Garofalo indicates that the Bengals are considering using the tag, and then we dive into what the Bengals can learn from Super Bowl 60,

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Starting point is 00:01:41 Fandle play your game. And James, this caught me by surprise this morning as we were sitting down to record our first episode of the week, a report from, I think the Insiders was it, the NFL network team that Mike Rofalo specifically, that the Bengals are considering using the tag on Trey Hendrickson, something that I've been firmly in the camp of, I'll believe it when I see it. And assuming it would be part of a tag and trade, I'm still in that camp. But this is the first report we have that indicates the Bengals are considering the option. Yeah, it is, and this is great news.

Starting point is 00:02:19 Like, this is great news that it's at least being considered. And guess who doesn't want to get tagged? Try Hendrickson, Trey Hendrickson's camp. And so to hear this, you, ideally, it's coming from the Bengals. and that is something that they're seriously considering. And it's something, quite frankly, Jake, they should do. If you want to maximize your assets, get as much as you can, even if you know there's no way on God's Great Earth that Trey Hendrickson's going to play for you this year.

Starting point is 00:02:45 And I think they know that. I think their mind is very much made up when it comes to Trey Hendricksson. And even though the fan base doesn't necessarily feel that way, and they see us talking about edge rushers. And it's like, well, what about Trey? I don't think that's the internal debate or discussion. Mike Garifolo is saying what he said is probably peeling back the curtain a little bit with what the Bengals are looking at here and considering.

Starting point is 00:03:08 Should we tag him? Is it worth it? The pros, the cons, the risk, the non-risk. And for me, it just isn't that risky. It really isn't. There's really no motivation that Trey would have to sign that tag. He wants to go to free agency. And if, let's say they tag him, because I think a lot of people would say, well, if you tag him and you get stuck with him,

Starting point is 00:03:28 if they tag him and he doesn't sign the tag right away and i can explain why he won't then they can rescind it at any time but and this is the big but that makes sense the tag window is open from february 18th to march 4th jake that's a long window you know what's included in there the NFL combine the NFL combine is included in there and so you can go there you can talk with the Cowboys who on Saturday, Jeremy Fowler said that the Cowboys were interested in the Colts were interested in. There's all these teams that could be interested in Trey Hendrickson if he hits free agency. The Combine's the perfect time to work out a deal. That's what I would be doing if I'm the Bengals.

Starting point is 00:04:10 That's what they should do. And if it doesn't work, if you get to the Combine and there's not a lot of interest and all of these things happen and it doesn't work, you can just rescind the tag before free agency opens or when you secure that Odafeo a four-year year deal or whatever deal, whatever contract that you want to get done. That's what I would look at it as is a chance to add an asset in exchange for a guy that you know is not going to be on your team anyway. Something I want to look up now is when the last time a team rescinded the franchise tag was out of curiosity.

Starting point is 00:04:45 But you mentioned the Jeremy Fowler report. That's the other report we had on Trey Hendrickson. We have the rum report from Mike O'Rofalo that says the Bengals are considering the tag. and Fowler's report where he listed the Cowboys and Colts, like you mentioned, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is some of the teams that may be interested in Trey Hendrickson, and he said that it was inclusive of those teams, those aren't the only teams, said that the franchise tag would be a mild surprise to him. The relationship has run its course, he wrote,

Starting point is 00:05:13 and the tag will be above $30 million. Perhaps it could swing a tag in trade, but losing him in free agency could equate to a third-round compensatory pick if Cincinnati plays it right. So that's the part that I wanted to get to is you might see. Maybe you saw this report for Jeremy Fowler. And you haven't heard us talk about the Trey Hendrickson free agency slash franchise tag decision that the Bengals have to make. I think we covered it in the episode last week. I think it was early in the week.

Starting point is 00:05:41 If the Bengals let Trey Hendrickson just get to free agency, hoping to recoup a third round compensatory pick, which they would qualify for, Trey should make enough money, that that, would line them up for a third round cop pick. A couple of things here, right? First, that doesn't happen until the 2027 NFL draft. They would get it after this year. Second, there's no guarantee that the Bengals actually get that pick because we expect the Bengals to be active in free agency.

Starting point is 00:06:13 They don't have a bunch of their own guys to extend or sign this year. They have a couple. We would like to see them get Dalton Riser done. We would like to see them extend at least one, out both of their corners and maybe they explore extensions for a few other players. Orlando Brown could be one that isn't necessarily the most likely, but it's something they could explore, right? So there are some of the other guys that could explore extensions for, but it's nothing like last year's huge money contracts that they're trying to work out for

Starting point is 00:06:40 their wide receivers while trying to figure out Trey's future at the same time. Those distractions or priorities, whatever you want to call them, shouldn't exist this year. there are pressing clear needs on the defensive side of the ball. We expect them to address. We expect them to address a safety and at least one lineman. And I think they desperately right now need to go find a guy that they can trust to play in the slot on defense as well. So bare minimum, those positions, ideally also a linebacker. But that cop pick only conveys to the Bengals if they don't.

Starting point is 00:07:21 sign more free agents than they lose. And there is far from a guarantee that they will have enough guys sign contracts elsewhere to keep them in line for a third round compensatory pick. Yeah, that's it. Like, if they are in line to get anything for Trey, and this is my words that you don't have to agree, Jake, complete failure in free agency. Like, complete failure, because they should be signing quality. Like I mentioned Odafe O'A.

Starting point is 00:07:53 I get it. He might decide to deal bigger than Trey if they both hit free agency because of his age, because of his draft pedigree, all of those things. But that's where we should be talking. Last year, I regret not being more vocal. And we talked about him. Like, there's no doubt we talked about him. And he's playing on Sunday night.

Starting point is 00:08:12 Mount Williams. They should have signed him. They should have been in on him right away. And maybe they couldn't have made it work or didn't want to swim in those waters or whatever. But they should have been in on him. And so that's it. That's the, when you have four pro bowlers and none of them, none of them are on defense and you know Trey Hendrickson's leaving,

Starting point is 00:08:30 you're going to have to swim with the big fish and try to land a big fish. That is just it. It doesn't matter. If you're trying to contend for a Super Bowl, that's the standard. And so it doesn't mean they don't need multiple medium-sized fish. Of course they do. And maybe they get a bunch of medium-sized fish. And that's what works.

Starting point is 00:08:45 It worked in the 2021 off-season. Medium-sized it up, maybe. But if you get a bunch of medium-sized, then that big fish, Trey Hendricks and leaving, you're not going to get any compensatory picks. And that's fine. I'm fine with that because you can control his destiny.

Starting point is 00:08:59 You can make sure he doesn't sign with the Ravens and try to get after Joe Burrow. And you can send his behind to the NFC if you choose to. All you have to do is tag him and work out a deal. And it works out for Trey too because you can let Trey negotiate with whatever team you agree to send him to. So I think it could work out for all sides.

Starting point is 00:09:18 And that's, why if you're the Bengals, you tag him so you can kind of control things a bit. Having a little bit of control would be a pretty nice perk to say the least. And keeping him out of the division, who knows where he could end up. We'll see how it plays out. It's nice to hear that they are at least considering the options available to them. And like you said, they can use the combine as a period of time to explore that tag and trade. A lot of those conversations happen.

Starting point is 00:09:48 And then they don't even have to issue the franchise tag until the very end of that window, which is at the end of or right after the combat includes, the combine is really long. It's like more than a week long. It's deceptively long. I'm there for a few days. Yeah. So in my head, it's a few, but you're right. People are like, you still at the combine.

Starting point is 00:10:07 I'm like, no, I left four days ago. Yeah. What are you guys talking about? Well, because the players get there. The players are there for like three days before or two days before they start any on-field testing. and they have the wave of positions. So it goes over at least a week. Yeah, we'll see how it works out with Trey Hendrickson, right?

Starting point is 00:10:30 The only the last thing I'll throw out on this topic is like the only way that it's not a failure and the Bengals get a cop pick for Trey is if something I think pretty unexpected happens and they have like seven guys on their roster go sign qualifying deals elsewhere. And they sign six guys or something like that. But like I said, the likelihood of that very low. A couple teams playing in the Super Bowl today, James. Later as we're recording this episode, perhaps before you've listened to this episode. But there are always lessons that teams can learn from the teams in the Super Bowl. Let's dive into that conversation coming up next. Today's show is brought to you by Fandul.

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Starting point is 00:11:48 Fandle play your game. All right, James, the Super Bowl later today as we're recording this. And every year, I like to think about honestly in each round of the playoffs, like what can the Bengals learn from these teams? What are the ways these teams got there? Because there's always so many different paths you can take. And one of the lessons is there's many different ways to win in the NFL. Let's dive into that conversation.

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Starting point is 00:12:40 you can check it out at a lockdownbengals. com for details. All right, James, do you think about the Patriots and the Seahawks in this game? I've drawn some parallels between this year's Patriots and the Bengals in 2021 and the 2022, early 2022 in L.A., playing against the Rams. What stands out to you is these are things that the Bengals can take away from these teams who took very different paths, right, to get there, or even the final four teams,

Starting point is 00:13:17 but specifically these two in the Super Bowl, like, what are your big thoughts? as you consider how these teams got to this point this year. Well, if you think about it, the thing that stands out, the Bengals need defensive trench help. And what did the Patriots do? Will they go get Melton Williams? They throw him in the middle with a guy who probably should be a Bengal. And it really wasn't hindsight at the time,

Starting point is 00:13:42 even though they were locked in on offensive line in that 2021 draft. They trade down the Bengals do. And think about that. if you're watching this or listening to this before Super Bowl 60, the Bengals could have drafted Christian Barmore and paired him with DJ Reader. And they traded down with the Patriots. So Bill Belichick and the Patriots, one of his last nice moves in the draft, Bill Belichick gets Christian Barmore.

Starting point is 00:14:07 The Bengals weren't taking Barmore. They were going to take Jackson Carman. They knew it was a reach deep down. So they trade down. No one between 38 and 46 consider Jackson Carman, except the Bengals. You know what's crazy about that? It's unbelievable. When we learned about that, because we learned that that was a plan that hours ahead.

Starting point is 00:14:27 It was a wild. It was a really poorly kept secret. Yeah. I didn't even consider like, I mean, when they got to the pick and I saw who got picked in their original pick, I was like, yeah, why did they just stick and pick more? Like, we liked Farmore that year. But like, there was hardly a thought for the other options they had available to them because it was like, well, we know what they're doing. Like, this is what their plan is. there was hardly a thought for their other options there because of what they're playing man

Starting point is 00:14:56 that was just such it's just another exact their process sometimes but it's just sucks no it just sucks and it sucks because they felt like they needed an offensive lineman in the first two rounds like that's that's that's and they never made that mistake in another position huh and they knew they needed defensive tackle help right And so then they reach on Tyler Shelf, they get an extra picks, get shot. Like, that's it. The one mistake turns into multiple mistakes when you could have just addressed a need. And then suddenly you have Reader and Barmore, like, that's a hell of a one, too.

Starting point is 00:15:30 Like I wonder how that turns out, especially when you had Ogon Joby, you had Hill. Or were you about to trade for Hill? You're about to trade for Hill. So maybe that doesn't happen. Yeah. Yeah, maybe that happens. You don't trade for Hill. Fine.

Starting point is 00:15:46 I want to see that still. So that just wanted to point out that part of history. But the Patriots could have said, oh, well, we have Barmore. We don't need to go this route. And they were like, no, let's go get, let's go big fish hunting. And he's made a huge impact specifically in the playoffs, Mitt Williams has. And that's it is whether it's the big fish or some medium to low to medium guys like a K. Levant Chase on who may have a huge impact in Super Bowl 6th.

Starting point is 00:16:17 the type of guys that you can target that end up making plays for you in these big games. Really nice draft pedigree. Obviously, it didn't work out initially for him in the league. You sign him to a lower-end deal and guess what? Productive. Chase Young, it didn't work out for him early on. He goes to the Saints. It's kind of weird.

Starting point is 00:16:37 He just had his best year. Miles Murphy, you hope that that's the trajectory he continues to have. My point is sometimes it's okay to roll the Dyson Free Agency a little bit with these lower-end deals. because it may work out well for you. And that guy may end up being productive enough to help you win in key spots. So they spent money. They built around their quarterback. I get it.

Starting point is 00:16:57 He's on a rookie deal. But they spent a ton of money to address the trenches. And that's what the Bengals. I'm trench man for a reason, Jake. The Bengals need to do that this offseason. And so whether you trade, tray, or not, there shouldn't be a defensive lineman that isn't on their board. Whether or not they like him, whether or not they think he's, He's a fit, all of those things.

Starting point is 00:17:18 Like, there shouldn't be a guy that they're like, oh, well, we can't get that guy because you can and you should if you think he's worth whatever he's worth. They added significantly on the defensive side of the ball, the New England Patriots. They followed that initial Bengals blueprint, right? They've got the quarterback on the rookie deal. They got a bunch of mid-range free agents to go along with that in addition to a top-end free agent. And that's the big one, Milton Williams.

Starting point is 00:17:47 Like when those kinds of players come along, the Bengals are almost never in the conversation. Trey Hendrickson wasn't at that level that Milton Williams was in terms of the interest around the NFL.

Starting point is 00:18:03 DJ Reader not at that level. Both really good players that, in DJ Reader's case in particular, we were really excited to see them sign, but not at that level. But the Patriots went far beyond just those couple of guys, right? Like, they also added Harold Landry. They added Carlton Davis, a couple of key pieces, Robert Spillane, some veteran consistency

Starting point is 00:18:28 in the linebacker room. You mentioned K. Levin Chase on. I think Christian Ellis, I don't know if that was more recent, a waiver claim from Philadelphia. That was a few years ago now. So that one doesn't count for this. year but they did actively go pursue guys in free agency they weren't afraid to go get a significant coaching upgrade when their coach didn't work out they made a coaching change they brought in a guy that was established and available they've

Starting point is 00:19:02 developed players they've drafted relatively well I would say at least last year getting a lot of impact from rookie from the 2025 draft class, they've kind of followed the blueprint for a first contract quarterback, for a rookie contract quarterback, right? And I think the Bengals also did a lot of these things. The Patriots just kind of went that extra step with Milton Williams compared to what the Bengals did before the 2020 and 2021 seasons, right? More or less agree?

Starting point is 00:19:37 What do you think about that? Yeah, I think, sorry, I was just reading. I got the dates wrong. on the franchise tag. It's the 17th through the third. So big difference. But, yeah. Anyways, yeah, there's similar blueprints.

Starting point is 00:19:55 What's interesting is both teams, shocker, have guys that I want that you want, that we've wanted in the past. And the Seahawks have certainly done it differently. And yet, when you check the Fandall odds, they're four and a half point favorites for a reason, which I think is interesting to say, the least. So we'll get to the Seahawks side of things coming up next.

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Starting point is 00:21:30 Support the show by saying you heard about Indeed with Lockdown Bengals. Indeed.com slash locked on NFL. Sam Donald isn't Joe Burrow from a contract perspective or from an on-field play perspective. but he is not on a rookie deal either. And so inherently, the way Seattle is going to build their team is going to look different from the way the Patriots built their team. However, in terms of using all of the resources available to them to add to this roster in as many different spots as possible, while drafting well,

Starting point is 00:22:12 the Seahawks did that and have built this team. that is one of the best rosters in the NFL, obviously, across the board and is now competing for a Super Bowl. And like you said, favored significantly to win a Super Bowl with veterans all over the place, young guys making plays in the Reclamation Project in Sam Darnold. But another team that isn't afraid of big swings, right? Both of these teams not afraid to identify and take a big swing that the Leonard Williams trade, the Sam Darnold quarterback change for the Seahawks among those big swings

Starting point is 00:22:52 that help the Seahawks get to this point. Yeah, I mean, there were people that thought that trading Gino Smith and signing Sam Darnold was a lateral mover worse, like made them worse. And the Seattle build is even harder because it's hard to find a quarterback. Like, it's hard to do it that way in free agency and find a guy that can guide you the way he has. But you just think about the hits, like Jackson Smith and Jigba has been insane. Nickyman Worry has really came in and made an impact right away. Obviously, you have the Byron Murphy's and all of the trench guys on that defense, and that defense is what makes them go.

Starting point is 00:23:29 But their run game, like Kenneth Walker's awesome. Zach Charbonnet for a big part of the year was really productive for them. And I believe he's out this week. But they go get, they spend on Cooper Cup. And it's like, oh, yeah, he had a middle of the road season. He mattered in that Rams game. Like, he mattered when it mattered. And that's it.

Starting point is 00:23:50 It's so easy to forget how close these games go down to the wire. Like, think about 21 and 22. Every piece you add can end up being the difference. The Eli Apples are the difference between winning and losing sometimes. Doesn't mean you don't need all those other things, but then get more. And in the Bengals, they need to view it that way as continually adding and trying to find ways to get better because that player or players and that role guy that you're not thinking of may make the play that's the difference between advancing, winning the division, advancing in the playoffs,

Starting point is 00:24:24 getting to the AFC championship game, all of those things. And I think the Seahawks are a really good example of that. And you have Joe Burrow. Like, what a luxury. I would much rather have Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase, and T. Higgins 1 through 3 than Sam Darnold and Jackson Smith and Jigba and Cooper Cup. Now, those guys are making less than the Bengals guys right now. So you could take advantage of that.

Starting point is 00:24:50 At the same time, if you're the Bengals, it's like, man, that defense is awesome. And can you, if you give Joe just some of that, he's going to thrive. He's definitely going to thrive. So there are a lot of guys on that team that you look at and you're like, they would look good in stripes. And that's it. Like that's the path regardless of what the who, we know that the Patriots were first in spending in free agency. The Seahawks were fourth.

Starting point is 00:25:27 They had gigantic holes that they wanted to fill. Well, the Bengals, you just won six games. Six. You have gigantic holes you need to fill. And so you're going to have to spend to do it. What's interesting is despite the free agent spending, which I hadn't seen that. That's interesting.

Starting point is 00:25:42 That's news to me. The Seahawks were 29th in the NFL and overall cash spend in 2025, which makes it all the more impressive that they're getting to the point, that they got to the point they got to. But the savvy moves all over the place to help them get here, I think are worth shouting out. And also just worth pointing out, the Seahawks joined the ranks of the teams that get to extensions early

Starting point is 00:26:06 and got that early extension for Charles Cross drafted in the 2022 draft. during this playoff run, they got that extension done. But the trades, the free agents that they added, have really hit. And that's the credit to John Schneider. They've identified talent in a good way, and they haven't been afraid to do things a little bit differently, notably trading for Rashid Shahid, who has made a difference for them as a special teamer and on offense at times.

Starting point is 00:26:38 going and finding a reliable third or second option for your for your passing offense in Cooper Cup the signing of demarcus lawrence crazy crazy good signing trading for luther williams obviously like all these different things that they did to go get guys that are massive difference makers for this defense julian love another one like every single decision that they made last year for unrestricted free agents for trades has essentially hit like all their big decisions. I know they signed no, it was two years ago. He was just on IR this year. So the depth that they've built, the draft successes they've had, you mentioned Byron Murphy,

Starting point is 00:27:22 also stored Devin Witherspoon in there. I thought he was in the last corner in the NFL this year. Yeah, I forgot. I totally forgot about hit six overall or whatever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And he's been everything that you would hope he would be. The way that they put together their coaching staff, again, another second year coach versus a first year coach for his team in Vrable.

Starting point is 00:27:45 Really impressive job of team building and using all the assets available to you to build depth and build a strong top of the roster as well, obviously, with the accolades that have piled up for these couple of teams. The other thing that really stands out, honestly, for both teams is just get lucky. stay healthy. And that always stands out. These are two of the least injured teams in the NFL. If somebody figures out and cracks that code for injury luck and it's like,

Starting point is 00:28:20 you know what? Our strength and conditioning staff has figured out how to keep our guys healthier than any other team. Like somebody can figure that out consistently in this league. That's going to be such a huge advantage because it's every year that the healthiest teams make it the farthest. Do you think Joe B. Burrow with the Patriots roster or the Seahawks roster, either one.

Starting point is 00:28:43 If you just put Joe Burrow in there at quarterback, throw money out just in general. Do you think that they would be in the Super Bowl? You think he could lead both of these teams to where they are today? That feels like an insane question. The answer is yes. Yeah. Okay. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:28:59 Yeah. So that twofold. One, it would drive me crazy if on the Bengals, knowing that you have, That's the hardest piece. It is the hardest piece. And two, hopefully it's motivating. And it gets them to significantly spend. I think we're going to start to hear a little more chatter about the Bengals,

Starting point is 00:29:22 what they plan to do. And they better because Joey B. He didn't say anything. He didn't do anything at Radio Row, really. Why? All lies on the Bengals. The pressure's on. Sometimes the best messages are left unsaid.

Starting point is 00:29:35 We'll see what the Bengals do. Joe and Jamart or not Joe and Jamar and T they did it yeah not quite as many not quite as many headlines as when Joe

Starting point is 00:29:46 not as many but some especially nationally I didn't see a single national outlet cover T. Higginson Jamar Chase did you no I'm sure they did I mean NFL dot com for sure did right I would imagine

Starting point is 00:30:00 maybe that they're doing a podcast together I don't know if they're covering Jamar and T talking about joking about Who they want to go. Yeah. Yeah. It'd be an interesting Super Bowl.

Starting point is 00:30:13 If there are things to stand out to us, we might talk about the results of the Super Bowl in our next episode here. I, we're recording this beforehand, obviously. Very interested, interested to see if this is a game where these quarterback step up. I think Drake May has played terrible football in the playoffs, has played against some really good defenses. And I think this might be the toughest defense, the Seahawks have faced. in the playoffs, especially with Milton Williams out there. So the defense is in this game.

Starting point is 00:30:45 Jamar said it. He told Ocho. He told Chad on Radio Road, defense wins championships. And that could very well be the case this year. And so we'll see how these games play out or if these quarterbacks can overcome what could be difference-making defenses on the other side. That's going to do it, though, for this episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast. Until next time, thanks for listening. today.

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