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'Why would you not trade him?' — Adam Schefter makes the case for Bengals fulfilling one of their pending trade requests
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ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter believes the Cincinnati Bengals should trade away linebacker Logan Wilson.

In an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, Schefter was asked if the Bengals are expected to be active leading up to the NFL trade deadline. Schefter first mentioned Wilson as the obvious player to be sent away.

"I think there are certain players," Schefter said Monday. "Like Logan Wilson, why would you not trade him? You're not playing him. He wants out. His contracts up. There's no reason not to try to get a draft pick back for somebody that they can get a pick for."

Wilson, a first-time team captain who started 58 regular season games for Cincinnati prior to this season, had his starting status revoked in Week 6. He's come off the bench in three games since, but missed Sunday's loss against the Chicago Bears due to a calf injury.

Wilson officially requested a trade on Oct. 23, but he's not the only player who may be off the roster this week.

Logan Wilson is just one player the Bengals could trade away

Trading away Wilson may be the most likely move to happen, but it certainly wouldn't be the biggest trade. Trey Hendrickson's name continues to be floated with great interest around the NFL. The All-Pro defensive end would likely fetch the best compensation in a trade.

According to Schefter, interested teams are going to find out if Cincy will consider moving Hendrickson after falling to 3-6 over the weekend.

"Trey Hendrickson, if they traded him, and I'm not saying they will, there were teams last week that were told they weren't," Schefter said. "And people were wondering, if they lost yesterday, which they did, would they reconsider and be willing to move off Trey Hendrickson. If they trade Trey, they could get back a pick, and they could save millions and upper over $10 million like, why would they not do that?"

Hendrickson did request a trade during the offseason before earning a pay bump in August. Defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson also requested a trade last week.

The trade deadline is Nov. 4 at 4:00 p.m. ET, giving the Bengals a little over 24 hours to make moves, or sit on their hands.

This article was originally published on A to Z Sports Cincinnati Bengals, as 'Why would you not trade him?' — Adam Schefter makes the case for Bengals fulfilling one of their pending trade requests.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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