Report: Bengals' Trey Hendrickson undergoes core muscle surgery

Field Level Media|published: Tue 9th December, 12:22 2025

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) watches a replay as the Detroit Lions celebrate a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 5 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Detroit Lions at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. The Bengals continued a losing streak, falling 37-24 to the Lions.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson underwent core muscle surgery Tuesday morning and will miss the remainder of the regular season, NFL Network reported.

A traditional recovery time following this type of surgery is six weeks, per the report.

The Bengals (4-9) are three games behind the AFC North-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) with four games left.

Hendrickson, who turned 31 on Friday, last played in a game on Oct. 26 against the New York Jets.

He recorded 16 tackles and four sacks in seven games this season.

Hendrickson spent the offseason in a standoff with the Bengals over the lack of a contract extension. He officially requested a trade, but the Bengals eventually coaxed him out of a holdout posture with a $14 million raise that pushed his 2025 salary to $30 million.

Hendrickson entered 2025 with an NFL-best 35 total sacks over the previous two seasons. The four-time Pro Bowler has 81 career sacks in 117 games with the New Orleans Saints (2017-20) and Bengals.

--Field Level Media

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