Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson is not ready to return from a hip injury and is primarily scheduled to continue “rehab stuff” this week, coach Zac Taylor said Monday.
Taylor said he would consider Hendrickson doubtful to be ready for Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.
“We’ll just keep taking it week to week,” Taylor said Monday.
The Bengals (4-8) are still alive in the playoff picture behind the Baltimore Ravens (6-6) and Pittsburgh Steelers (6-6) in the AFC North. Joe Burrow returned from a turf toe injury Thursday to guide Cincinnati to a 32-14 win over the Ravens that ended a four-game losing streak for the Bengals.
Hendrickson did not play in a game in November. He was sidelined Oct. 26 against the Jets but was not placed on injured reserve. The Bengals reportedly rebuffed trade offers for the pass rusher in October.
Taylor indicated there is also no change in the status of wide receiver Tee Higgins (concussion), who missed the Thanksgiving night win at Baltimore.
Hendrickson, who turns 31 this week, has 4.0 sacks this season but none since he recorded a pair against Jared Goff and the Lions on Oct. 5.
He spent the offseason in a standoff with the Bengals over the lack of a contract extension. Hendrickson officially requested a trade. But the Bengals eventually coaxed Hendrickson out of a holdout posture with a $14 million raise for 2025 that pushed his salary to $30 million.
Hendrickson entered 2025 with an NFL-best 35 total sacks the previous two seasons.
