Did Twitter User Cause Cincinnati Bengals To Cancel Their Trade At The Last Second, Saving Them From Making An Embarrassing Mistake?

This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

One of the craziest stories of the 2026 NFL trade deadline did not involve a completed trade. The final day before the deadline brought mixed emotions, including the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers trading for wide receivers, while the Buffalo Bills improved their defense with an ambitious addition.

The Cincinnati Bengals were close to completing a move with the Philadelphia Eagles a day after the NFC East franchise sent defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Tennessee Titans.

Cincinnati nearly acquired Arnold Ebiketie for a sixth-round pick until someone pointed out an issue with a compensatory draft pick.

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Ev Hand recalled how the day began with the Bengals set to complete the move until Nick Korte of Over The Cap stepped in. He noticed that, if the Bengals landed Ebiketie, they would lose their compensatory third-round draft pick for losing Trey Hendrickson in the offseason.

After Korte pointed out the issue, Cincinnati’s front office backed out of the trade.

Oddly enough, Hand noted that Korte had helped the Bengals before, pointing to a mistake and prompting the NFL to assign a third-round pick. He now wants the team to offer Korte a job after coming through for them not once but twice.