Tuesday morning brought word that the Bengals had agreed to acquire pass rusher Arnold Ebiketie in a trade with the Eagles, but that agreement will not be finalized ahead of the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bengals have called off the trade and will not be sending a 2027 sixth-round pick to Philadelphia.
The reports surfaced shortly after a tweet by OverTheCap.com contributor Nick Korte explained the compensatory pick ramifications of the deal. According to Korte, who focuses on the compensatory pick system, acquiring Ebiketie would put the Bengals in position to forfeit the third-round compensatory pick that they are currently set to receive for Trey Hendrickson leaving the team to sign with the Ravens.
That would greatly increase the price that the Bengals were going to pay to acquire Ebiketie and it appears they found it too high to move forward with the deal.