Hendrickson is looking for a new contract closer to market rate with other elite edge rushers, a situation that usually breeds difficult to resolve in a trade with a high return and big deal needed for the player coming in.

Bengals fans know that the Cincinnati front office wants to win lopsided deals on the trade block. The team has Higgins locked down on a second franchise tag. And while they don't want another holdout into the summer by getting an extension done by mid-July, they also aren't going to balk and lower the price.