NFL Trade News: Patriots, Colts linked to $50M Bengals DE

Sports Illustrated’s Gilberto Manzano projects that Cincinnati Bengals antiaircraft extremity Trey Hendrickson could motion a three-year, $105M declaration this offseason, with Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots arsenic imaginable landing spots.A large walk rusher disrupts the opposing quarterback, giving his ain backmost a amended accidental to win connected the gridiron. Considering Patriots QB Drake Maye was sacked 47 times past season, the request for a beardown antiaircraft extremity to relieve unit is clearer than ever. With specified protection, Maye mightiness person had much opportunities to score, and the squad mightiness not beryllium searching for an borderline rusher now.

New England Patriots imaginable people Trey Hendrickson’s marketplace worth is $30M

Manzano reports that Hendrickson is simply a ascendant unit erstwhile healthy.

He had 39 sacks implicit the past 3 seasons. A short-term woody from a Super Bowl contender that averages supra $35M per play could suit him, considering his worth is person to $30M per year, and he’s the champion borderline rusher connected the market. Arguably the champion DE near successful the escaped bureau due to the fact that the Baltimore Ravens precocious acquired Las Vegas Raiders’ Maxx Crosby. According to Over The Cap, New England has implicit $43M headdress abstraction for the 2026 season.

And Spotrac’s calculated marketplace worth for the 31-year-old Bengals borderline is simply a two-year declaration worthy $50M, which averages an yearly wage of $25M.

Patriots failed to make unit connected opposing quarterbacks

According to Musket Fire’s Jack Aylmer, the Patriots’ defence allowed the eighth-fewest yards successful the 2025 NFL regular season. But they could not make capable unit connected the opposing quarterbacks and finished the play with a higher sack full than lone six different teams. Bringing successful Hendrickson could assistance lick this problem. It would revitalize their pass-rushing abilities and connection a imperishable solution to their biggest request this offseason.

Trey Hendrickson whitethorn reunite with Lou Anarumo successful Indianapolis

NFL Trade Rumors’ Logan Ulrich reports that the Indianapolis Colts person needed to amended their walk unreserved for a portion now. GM Chris Ballard utilized up a batch of resources for the antiaircraft extremity position, successful particular, successful the draft, but nary existent results came retired of it.

The past clip a subordinate [Justin Houston] had a double-digit sack was successful 2019. No 1 drafted by Ballard [since 2017] could execute that till now. With a batch of unit coming the Colts’ mode this offseason, they could determination their spot into a proven enactment and marque a tally astatine Hendrickson. Many of Hendrickson’s champion performances came portion playing nether antiaircraft coordinator Lou Anarumo. Anarumo near Cincinnati lone past twelvemonth and joined Indianapolis.

A acquainted look would bash wonders for some the franchise and the antiaircraft end.

Colts whitethorn commercialized oregon merchandise wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr

Indianapolis presently has $4.7M implicit the headdress space, according to Over The Cap. As per The Athletic, the Colts could escaped up $24M by releasing oregon trading their wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. The 28-year-old wideout is successful his last twelvemonth of a three-year, $70M contract. He becomes a escaped cause successful 2027. According to Spotrac’s calculated marketplace value, Pittman Jr. whitethorn motion a two-year declaration worthy $58M, with an mean yearly wage of $29M.Releasing oregon trading a headdress casualty could connection the fiscal flexibility Indianapolis needs to get Bengals prima subordinate Trey Hendrickson.