The Cincinnati Bengals will, in all likelihood, bid adieu to superstar defensive end Trey Hendrickson this offseason. Cincinnati's front office did a dreadful job maintaining a good relationship with the franchise's best-ever free-agent signing, and Hendrickson will want a change of scenery.
Well, unless the Bengals decide they can't find any better pass rusher on the open market and franchise tag him as a result. It's possible, but highly unlikely.
Here's the thing: Rather than franchise tagging Hendrickson, the Bengals can take the massive chunk of change they'd spend there and spend big on all three levels of their defense.