With one star edge rusher nearly certain to leave Cincinnati, the franchise will need another to fill the void.
The Cincinnati Bengals don't have much to cling to on the defensive side of the football. They recently revamped their linebacker corps by not re-signing Akeem Davis-Gaither, cutting Germaine Pratt and trading Logan Wilson. They also let solid defensive line pieces like Sheldon Rankins go.
Presumably, this was all in an effort to retain superstar edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, whom the front office could not strike a long-term deal with this offseason.