Confirmed: Buccaneers ‘Kicked The Tires’ on Free Agent Trey Hendrickson

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers desperately need a better pass rush but weren’t willing to pay the price needed to land Trey Hendrickson.

During his Wednesday press conference, Licht was asked whether or not the team pursued free agent Trey Hendrickson.

Via JoeBucsFan,

“We did [kick the tires] on [Trey Hendrickson]. We kicked the tires on a lot of things. You know, we had to make a decision on — we’ve got future flexiblity, draft picks. Ultimately we decided not to pull the trigger.”

The Buccaneers ended up with Al-Quadin Muhammad, a veteran edge rusher from the Lions, whose notable 2025 season included 11 sacks. Muhammad was signed to a one-year contract, valued at a maximum of $6 million.