The critical mistake Bengals made before controversially backing out of Eagles trade

Source: New York Post

The Bengals were about to follow suit with other AFC teams by acquiring pieces at the trade deadline, until an unknown stipulation made them get cold feet. Cincinnati had a trade set up to get edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie from the Eagles for a sixth-round pick in next year’s NFL draft.   Ebiketie has 25 tackles, three pressures and two quarterback hits in nine games for the Eagles.