CBS Sports Names Five Top Fits in Potential Trey Hendrickson Trade

 Trey Hendrickson is firmly back in the news this week, prompting CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin to drop the top-five trade fits for the star Bengals pass rusher.

Unless there is an equally good player coming back in return (don't count on it) then Cincinnati would be getting worse this coming season with any Hendrickson trade.

The top-five spots were Detroit, Washington, Green Bay, Indianapolis, and Arizona in that order.

"The Lions addressed their offensive line early in the 2025 NFL Draft, also adding wide receiver depth," Benjamin said about Detroit. "One area that went curiously overlooked: pass rusher, despite the team desperately needing the since-departed Za'Darius Smith to step in as an Aidan Hutchinson replacement last season. With more than $40 million in 2025 salary cap space still available, they could be a prime landing spot for a proven talent."

It makes zero sense to trade Hendrickson if the top goal this coming season is to win the Super Bowl. There isn't a realistic path to Cincinnati replacing his 17.5 sacks in full from the other players behind him.

No firm deadline is set to trade or get a deal done with the star edge rusher, whose first mandatory participation date this offseason approaches during minicamp from June 10-12.