Bengals give permission to Trey Hendrickson to seek trade

Smart move by the Bengals. Hubbard just retired. They drafted a DE a couple seasons ago, so they have one replacement on the roster already. Get whatever they can for Hendrickson now.

They know their offense is where they need to spend money and retain talent.

Defensive players can make the transition easier and this is a loaded defensive draft.

Revamp the defense through the draft and strategic FA signings while keeping the offensive core in place.
Yes, and I don't think it is ever smart for a team to sign a player over 30 to.huge contract, unless they play QB. Bengals got Max value out of him. He will never match his previous 3 seasons.

TREX probably has one year left and then most likely decline a bit.