“Highly Coveted” Trey Hendrickson
March 6th, 2026
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
So noted Bucs insider and plugged-in NFL insider Peter Schrager of BSPN was talking free agent edge rusher Trey Hendrickson yesterday on ESPN TV.
Schrager and host Pat McAfee noted how for years Hendrickson has been a media darling (great for driving up his perceived value) and a loyal player battling a Bengals organization notoriously disinterested in paying all their worthy players top dollar.
Bengals owner Mike Brown is 92 years old, attends practice daily and won’t budge on certain personnel matters, Schrager explained.
Schrager also was asked about Hendrickson diving into free agency come Monday at noon.
Unfortunately, the Bucs were not mentioned, despite Schrager knowing his fellow BSPN insider, Adam Schefter, said Hendrickson “would love to be in Tampa.”
Where does Schrager think Hendrickson will land? He said he is confident Hendrickson will be “highly-coveted” in the market and Schrager picked the Dallas Cowboys.
“Dallas does make a lot of sense. I know he’s on the other side of 30 and that’s not necessarily what every [team] wants to here, but [the Cowboys] have the 12th and the 20th pick where they can get younger. And they’re looking to add assets,” Schrager said.
Joe thinks it’s unlikely Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht jumps into the Hendrickson competition full-steam. With Hendrickson coming off surgery and turning 32 in December, he just doesn’t feel like a Licht kind of signing.