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.
