Patrick Mahomes hopes Trey Hendrickson gets paid... but maybe by another team
FTW spoke to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in June as part of his new partnership with T-Mobile for its Friday Night 5G Lights initiative, and he mentioned Hendrickson as his pick for an underrated player he loved getting to play against in the NFL.
He also mentioned Hendrickson's contract negotiations with Cincinnati and shared he's pulling for him to get his next big career windfall.
"I would say he was underrated at the time; he's not anymore," Mahomes shared, "Trey Hendrickson and going up against him over my time, with the Bengals. I think no one really talked about him until these last year and a half, and obviously [there's] the contract stuff he has going now, but that dude is just a straight beast.
"I remember playing him when he was in New Orleans with the Saints, and then playing against him now in Cincinnati. I mean, he is as good as advertised. He gets some hype I think now, but I don't think people really, truly understand the impact he has on the football game."
Hendrickson's future in Cincinnati is still uncertain, but it sure sounds like Mahomes hopes he gets paid... and maybe by a team that doesn't play the Chiefs so regularly.
"Hopefully, he gets his contract, but hopefully, maybe it's not with Cincinnati," Mahomes joked. "I think it would help me out a little but if I wasn't playing that guy every single year. but he's a great competitor, man. He's always fun to go up against."
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