Trey Hendrickson is sticking to the story that the Baltimore Ravens had sought to add both him and Maxx Crosby before the trade for Crosby fell through.
In an appearance on Terron Armstead’s “The Set” podcast, Hendrickson suggested that he, too, had been led to believe that he would be playing alongside Crosby when negotiating with the Ravens. The Ravens responded to claims that they signed Hendrickson instead of Crosby by claiming that they always planned to add both players.
“I was looking forward to rushing with him,” Hendrickson said, via Nick Shook of NFL.com. “Like what an incredible opportunity that would have been to have a bookends like that terrorizing quarterbacks, getting running backs to the ground. That’s what got me excited.”
The Ravens signed Hendrickson one day after their trade for Crosby fell through. Baltimore was accused of getting “cold feet” with Crosby and that Hendrickson was a convenient consolation prize, but the Ravens maintain there were health concerns involved with Crosby.
Hendrickson’s comments will not necessarily quiet those who don’t think the Ravens are being completely forthcoming, but he has no reason to lie about this. If anything, his comments will just leave Ravens fans thinking about what could have been with two of the top pass rushers in the league operating on the same defensive line.
