CINCINNATI — Two Bengals earned first-team AP All-Pro status following the 2024 NFL season. Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson are The Bengals' selections. "I'm glad that it's finally being said by someone else instead of me,

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The 3.5-sack outing earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week and cemented a 17.5-sack league-leading total for te full season. He is the first Bengal to lead the league since sacks became an official statistic, all while tying for the league lead in quarterback pressures as well (83 with Myles Garrett).

The pair were named to the Associated Press All-Pro First Team after receiving the same honor from the NFL Players Association vote earlier this week.

Cincinnati stars Ja’Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson were both named to the Associated Press All-Pro first-team. Despite MVP-caliber numbers, Burrow was not chosen for the first team. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was chosen for the AP All-Pro first-team.

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Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, named a Pro Bowler earlier this week for the fourth time in four seasons with the team, got his NFL-leading 15th sack of the season during the first quarter of the NFL Week 18 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.

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Hendrickson finished the 2024 season with six pass defections, 17.5 sacks and 41 tackles. He's now posted 17.5 in back-to-back seasons for Cincinnati, seemingly placing him in the Defensive Player of the Year conversation in 2024.

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