Bengals' continued Trey Hendrickson flop makes him a perfect Lions target (again)

The Detroit Lions continue to be missing just one, key piece to their defense that would push them from great to pure contenders for 2025. With Aidan Hutchinson back this year, the need has shrunken just a bit, but the team absolutely needs another pass rusher to pair with him.

We saw what could happen with a front attack like the Philadelphia Eagles' in the Super Bowl - why not attempt to replicate that success if you're the Lions?

Well, it just hasn't appeared to be too much of a priority for the team. They seem ready to run it back with Hutchinson as the top pass rusher for the team, and with hope that rookie Ahmad Hussanein becomes a valuable edge rusher alongside him. If not, the team can also re-sign Za'Darius Smith, who helped them to maintain a solid pass rush in Hutchinson's absence in 2024.

A huge fish for the Lions to try to catch, though, is Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson. The 2024 sack leader is still unsigned, and is still not traded by the Bengals. The team continues to operate under a cloud of dysfunction as it pertains to Hendrickson and his trade request from months ago, and a new wrinkle added to the saga makes him look like a perfect target for Detroit yet again.

Latest Hendrickson update should land him right back on Lions' radar

Hendrickson's team released a statement to ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday, exposing Cincinnati for not negotiating with Hendrickson in good faith.