So that's where things stand -- the Bengals granted Hendrickson and his reps permission to seek a trade and they have apparently found that other teams, indeed, will pay him what he wants. That leaves the Cincinnati front office lacking leverage, other than to weather the storm of another possible holdout that stretches into the summer.

Hendrickson has been granted permission to seek a trade by the Cincinnati Bengals, but that doesn't mean he wants to leave. Hill says he knows Hendrickson's preference is to remain in Cincinnati.