Trey Hendrickson injury update: Zac Taylor delivers Week 14 news

The Cincinnati Bengals don’t sound like a team about to get star defensive end Trey Hendrickson back for the Week 14 encounter with the Buffalo Bills.

Speaking with reporters to start the week, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor continued his stance that Hendrickson has a week-to-week classification.

There was some hope that Hendrickson might be able to give it a go in Week 14, especially since Taylor last said that after a Thursday night win last week.

Instead, barring a shocker, Hendrickson will continue to remain out.

Trey Hendrickson injury updates

• Hendrickson has missed the last four games, but all parties continue to hope he can return this year, hence not putting him on injured reserve.

• Hendrickson missed last week’s game against the Baltimore Ravens.

• Hendrickson could reportedly need surgery this offseason to fix a core muscle injury

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Trey Hendrickson injury impact

The silver lining? Former first-rounder Myles Murphy has started to finally break out in Hendrickson’s absence. And Joseph Ossai continues to surge, looking like a free agent the Bengals must bring back this offseason.

Bengals DE depth chart

• Trey Hendrickson

• Myles Murphy

• Joseph Ossai

• Cedric Johnson

• Cam Sample

• Isaiah Foskey

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