NO DEAL: Why Bengals Trade With Eagles Fell Through!

The Bengals trade with the Eagles for Arnold Ebiketie is off. Yes, you heard that right. The trade that we just reacted to a few hours ago, ahead of the deadline, well, it is off. Jordan Schultz reporting that the Bengals and Eagles, their deal has fallen through and will not happen. It is not physical related or performance related. This is the second time the Bengals have tried to get Ebiketie. They tried to sign him in free agency. They tried to trade for him today. Why is the deal off? All the context clues point to one issue, and Nick Court is a comp pick expert. The Bengals were in line and are in line to get a third round compensatory draft pick for Trey Hendrickson since they lost Trey Hendrickson in free agency. Well, Arnold Ebiketie was a free agent that signed with the Eagles a one-year deal in March, i.e. when he was negotiating with the Bengals, He ultimately ended up with the Eagles. That impacted in this CBA the comp pick formula and would have driven that third round comp pick for Trey Hendrickson all the way down to a sixth rounder. It's one thing to trade a sixth round pick for Arnold Ebiketie, a pass rusher who's going to be part of your rotation. It's a whole other thing to trade a sixth rounder this year, plus lose a third round comp pick and it drop all the way down to a projected sixth round comp pick. My, oh my, that has to be the reason this didn't fall through, or this fell through and didn't go through. Man, just wild, wild times. The trade deadline is at 4 p.m. The Bengals on the nine years, it's been nine years since the AJ McCarron debacle with the Browns. And here we go again. This a bit different, but still drama, intrigue. Will the Bengals make a move? As of right now, they haven't made a move. This Arnold Ebiketie trade is off and they are failing. We'll see if that changes between now and four o'clock. Obviously, we're going to have you covered. We're going to go live with Andrew Fox Miller, 4:15 after the deadline. First word tomorrow, 7 to 11. I can't believe it. I cannot believe it. And yet it's true. Hi, Andrew. Some saga, trade deadline drama. We're going to have you covered. Arnold Ebiketie, back to the Eagles.