The Cincinnati Bengals have heard your pleas to be active before the trade deadline at 4 PM ET on Tuesday afternoon. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, the Bengals have traded away a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie.
Ebiketie was selected in the second round, No. 38 overall, by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Penn State. He recorded his first sack in his very first professional game and worked his way into the Falcons’ starting lineup by halfway through his rookie year.
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After his rookie contract, he signed a one-year deal with the Eagles this past offseason. Now the Eagles are riddled with injuries, sit at 2-7 and are shedding contracts in exchange for draft picks.
This is clearly a move the Bengals made in response to the injury that landed rookie edge rusher Cashius Howell on IR. It also is a clear signal the Bengals lack trust in their 2025 first-round pick, Shemar Stewart, who only played 10 snaps on Sunday in Spain.
Ebiketie hasn’t made any sacks so far this season, but he has racked up 10 pressures, per PFF. He’ll be a rotational asset for the Bengals’ defensive line, and will join Stewart and Cedric Johnson behind Boye Mafe and Myles Murphy.
Stay tuned for new possible trade news as we near the deadline.
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