On Tuesday morning, news broke that the Bengals had agreed to acquire pass rusher Arnold Ebiketie in a trade with the Eagles, but that deal won’t be finalized until the trade deadline at 4 p.m. ET.
According to multiple reports, the Bengals have canceled the trade and will not send a 2027 sixth-round pick to Philadelphia.
The reports surfaced shortly after a tweet from OverTheCap.com contributor Nick Korte explained the compensatory ramifications of the choice. of the agreement. According to Korte, who focuses on the compensatory draft system, acquiring Ebiketie would put the Bengals in a position to forgo the third-round compensatory pick they are currently set to receive for Trey Hendrickson leaving the team to sign with the Ravens.
This would significantly increase the price the Bengals were going to pay to acquire Ebiketie and it appears they found it too high to move forward with the deal.
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