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1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Zac Taylor, the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, expressed regret from the franchise over the unsuccessful trade with the Philadelphia Eagles for edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie prior to the deadline Tuesday.
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Taylor → express → deadline
Talking with the media Wednesday following the deal falling through, a statement was issued by Taylor on behalf of Duke Tobin, the de facto general manager, regarding the reasoning of why the trade didn’t happen prior to the deadline at 4 p.m. ET.
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trade → talk → ET
“Duke was very explicit with me when he came and spoke to me about how he wanted this portrayed,” started Taylor.
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Taylor → come → me
“I’m not comfortable doing it, but I’m going to do what he asked.
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he → ’m → what
(RELATED: Vikings Reunite With Kirk Cousins, Raiders Fleece Them For 3rd-Round Pick)
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Raiders → reunite → Pick
“We did make an effort to put some depth in there in place of Cashius [Howell].
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We → make → Howell
As we got into it, obviously it was going to be a little more costly than we initially anticipated.
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we → get → it
He’s really apologetic about it and wants to make clear [that] Philly was a great trade partner.
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was → ’ → it
Originally, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that Cincinnati and Philadelphia came to an agreement on a deal to ship Ebiketie to the Bengals, with the Eagles getting a 2027 sixth-round pick in return.
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Eagles → report → return
#Bengals HC Zac Taylor, speaking for GM Duke Tobin, says he’s very apologetic about how the Arnold Ebiketie trade fell apart.
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trade → speak → Tobin
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 11, 2026
However, as the organizations were working to complete a deal, according to ESPN, it became clear that the Bengals were going to forfeit a 2027 third-round compensatory draft selection if a trade was done.
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trade → work → selection
As a result, this led to Cincinnati withdrawing from the trade.
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Cincinnati → lead → trade
There was a lot of speculation around how the Bengals knew about the pick forfeiture that was given due to the franchise signing a smaller number of qualifying free agents who exited the franchise and signed with another team—in particular, ex-edge rusher Trey Hendrickson.
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who → be → team
Nick Korte of OverTheCap reported on the loss of a draft pick that was between the original trade report and the follow-up that the deal wasn’t going to be finalized.
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deal → report → report
Taylor stated that the specifics weren’t revealed when he talked Tuesday to Tobin.
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he → state → Tobin
“I didn’t even ask the question,” said Taylor.
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Taylor → ask → question
“It doesn’t really matter to me.
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It → matter → me
It probably took three minutes of my day yesterday away from watching tape.
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It → take → tape
Got a lot of faith in how [the front office] operates and we’ll just move forward with it.”
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we → get → it