Bengals’ biggest mistake at 2026 NFL Trade Deadline
The fact that they didn’t do anything at all at the trade deadline isn’t the biggest mistake they made today.
Key points
- Vikings reunite with QB Kirk Cousins in deal with Vegas Niners add WR Keenan Allen; Bills land S Amani Hooker In NFL-adjacent news: Jordon Hudson is suing two Airbnb hosts over a Ring doorbell camera video of a shirtless Bill Belichick.
- Hudson says that the 2023 clip invaded her privacy by prompting public disclosure of her relationship with the former Patriots coach.
- Related: This NFL comp picks wizard has now saved 2 Bengals picks after Eagles trade fiasco Related: Bengals getting roasted for comp pick confusion that ruined Eagles trade.
Now, not only do the Bengals come away from the trade deadline empty-handed, but they also look completely incompetent in the eyes of the general fanbase.
Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial) No, their biggest mistake was agreeing on the Ebiketie trade without seemingly doing their research.
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- Now, the Bengals are left in a weird position after the trade deadline.
- Yet, it seems like the whole reason why the Bengals backed out of the trade is that a post from some analyst on X alerted them to the pick they would lose.
- There was some hope that, with all of the activity around the AFC during the trade deadline, the team was going to do something as well.
- Cincinnati’s whole reason for backing out of the Ebiketie trade with the Philadelphia Eagles was because they did not know that they would lose a compensatory pick in the process.
- They executed a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles that seemed good on paper… up until Cincinnati reneged on the deal all of a sudden.
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