Over the last few weeks, there's been enough chatter pointing the San Francisco 49ers in the direction of Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro edge rusher Maxx Crosby, and understandably so.
However, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, the Niners may lose out on a (likely) soon Crosby trade, meaning general manager John Lynch will ultimately have to explore some contingency plans to beef up what was the NFL's worst pass rush a season ago.
Thankfully, there might be a golden contingency plan in the works.
According to NBC Sports' Matthew Berry, the Cincinnati Bengals have no intention of retaining veteran defensive end Trey Hendrickson after contract extension talks wholly stalled last year, meaning he'll head to the free-agent market this month.