A few weeks ago, Cincinnati Bengals superstar defensive end Trey Hendrickson requested a trade from the team citing frustrations with his current contract situation. But even though the situation wasn’t resolved, he’s still showing up for his team and trying to help lead them to a Super Bowl.
Despite his trade request, Trey Hendrickson decided to attend the Cincinnati Bengals voluntary workouts this week, and he made it clear that he wants to help his team win a championship this season.
“This is where separating business and the team is difficult,” Hendrickson said Monday according to Geoff Hobson of the Cincinnati Bengals team website. “At what point am I contradicting what I want? Long-term, winning games, all those things are what I want to do here in Cincinnati and removing myself from the team doesn’t help the team.”
Hendrickson felt that it was more helpful to the team for him to train with his teammates instead of by himself.
“I want to help Dax Hill play corner. I want to help make the linebacker reads easier for Germaine [Pratt] and Logan [Wilson]. I want to help get the ball back for Joey B [Burrow],” Hendrickson said. “What the 2024, 2025 Bengals look like, today was the first brick.
“We got to see rookies run through bags with the veterans. We got together to meet as a defense, and we began to see how we’ll interact. It’s the first look at what we’ll be, and for me not to be there or to let my frustrations pour over into the defensive meeting room is not right.”
It’s a pretty selfless move from Hendrickson.
