On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Eagles agreed on a trade that would have sent defender Arnold Ebiketie to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for future draft compensation. However, the Bengals called off the deal after they realized that going through with it would have meant giving up the compensatory third-round draft pick they received after Trey Hendrickson took his talents to the Baltimore Ravens last year.
Understandably, the Eagles aren't thrilled about the way the Bengals conducted business.
Meanwhile, fans in the comment section had plenty of thoughts about how the non-trade went down.
“The league should step in. Why should the Eagles be punished because the Bengals FO is full of stupid dumb dumbs?” wrote one fan.
“Bengals organization should be folded. Just a whole bunch of uneducated employees throughout the building!” added another.
Indeed, the fiasco didn't exactly have the Bengals come away looking professional, although the team will be happy to hold onto the comp pick.
Meanwhile, this trade was going to be the latest in a series of moves from Eagles general manager Howie Roseman to build up future draft assets and wave the white flag on this season, having already dealt defensive lineman Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars in a blockbuster deal earlier this week.
It remains to be seen what this failed trade will mean for Ebiketie, who might not be thrilled to come back into the locker room after the team publicly attempted to trade him.
In any case, the NFL trade deadline is set for Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 pm ET.