Hendrickson and the Bengals sit in an incredibly complicated position for a number of reasons, though his age, the recent smaller extensions and threats of holdouts stand tall as big issues. As Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer just wrote, the situation is best summed up as unpredictable right now:

The Trey Hendrickson situation remains, I’d say, unpredictable. This is the third consecutive offseason that Cincinnati’s been here with a player who’s posted 35 sacks over the past two years. He will turn 31 in December.

Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) celebrates a stop in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 18 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday,