Price Revealed for Potential Colts Trade Target

Hendrickson was brought to Cincinnati by current Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, and the two spent four seasons together wrecking quarterbacks. In the last two seasons, Hendrickson recorded 35 total sacks, which is the most in the league over those two years.

Hendrickson earned First-Team All-Pro honors for his play last season and finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.

In an earlier report from Russini, the Colts were reported to be one of five teams that have called the Bengals in regards to Hendrickson and linebacker Logan Wilson, who requested a trade last week.

The four other teams that have called Cincinnati are the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. All four of those teams can be considered contenders, and they all want to boost their defense before the postseason.

The Eagles did make a move for Miami Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips on Monday, so it's fair to assume they are out of the Hendrickson sweepstakes.

If the Colts want to win said sweepstakes, they'll have to sacrifice some draft capital. Colts general manager Chris Ballard has traded a first-round pick for a star defender before, doing so in 2020 for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.

Indianapolis has all of its first-round picks, meaning if they really wanted to, they could secure Hendrickson for a steep price. After the Bengals' second consecutive loss to the Chicago Bears, it's fair to assume that they may be more interested in trading key assets than they were a couple of weeks ago.

Cincinnati is holding out hope that Joe Burrow will return late in the season from toe surgery, but with every loss they suffer, it seems less likely that Burrow will come back.

The Colts only have a few hours to determine if they want to make a deadline splash, but considering Ballard's history, I'd say there's a slim chance anything happens.