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NFL Should Force the Dishonorable Cincinnati Bengals to Complete the Arnold Ebiketie Trade
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Bit of a rollercoaster this afternoon as the Eagles thought they had traded Arnold Ebiketie to the Bungles for a 6th, only for the Bungles to pull out:
When the trade was announced, the compensatory pick guys went to work. They identified an issue here, that Cincinnati would compromise their own formula by losing out on the Hendrickson pick. There was some dispute about whether or not Ebiketie would count against the formula since he would have been acquired midseason, via trade, instead of signed in the offseason. There’s a little bit of scuttlebutt still taking place on the timeline, but as it relates to the Birds, Cincy is out.
What’s funny is to consider is whether or not the Twitter gurus saved Cincy. Did they not realize what trading for Ebiketie would do to their comp pick formula? Did they fire up social media and figure it out that way?
Here’s what Ben Baby at ESPN said:
According to OverTheCap.com, Cincinnati would have lost a 2027 compensatory third-round draft pick on top of the sixth-round pick it was trading to the Eagles for Ebiketie.
As things stood heading into deadline day, the Bengals were set to get the extra pick because of an offset in free agency that benefited Cincinnati, largely because of the deal former defensive end Trey Hendrickson signed with the Baltimore Ravens in the offseason.
But once that came to light, the deal was rescinded.
What should happen next is Roger Goodell forces the Bungles back into the trade. No take backs! They should do the honorable thing and commit to their word. Now we can’t trust the Bengals.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com