Eagles Trade Arnold Ebiketie to Bengals for 2027 Sixth-Round Pick
The Philadelphia Eagles are trading edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie to the Cincinnati Bengals for a 2027 sixth-round pick, ahead of Tuesday's NFL deadline. The 6-2 Bengals add pass-rush depth, while the 2-7 Eagles keep stockpiling draft picks.
The Philadelphia Eagles are trading edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick, NFL reporter Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Ebiketie, 27, is on an expiring contract and will be a rental for Cincinnati.
The deal is the latest sell-off by the Eagles, who are 2-7 and have lost seven straight games. Philadelphia has already traded starters Cam Jurgens and Jordan Davis this season.
The Bengals are 6-2, have won four straight and are tied for first in the AFC North. They are chasing their first playoff appearance since the 2022 season. Their passing offense is the league's best, but the defense has long been seen as the team's biggest weakness.
Cincinnati ranks 10th in the league in sacks, led by free-agent addition Boye Mafe. NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported the Bengals had been in the edge-rusher market for the past week.
Ebiketie has 25 tackles and two quarterback hits in nine games for the Eagles. He played 48% of the snaps and also saw time on special teams.
He signed a one-year deal with Philadelphia in free agency. The contract carries $4.3 million guaranteed, and his 2026 base salary is $1.3 million, the veteran minimum.
The Eagles have already paid half of that base salary and the full $3 million signing bonus. The Bengals owe the remaining $650,000, and the contract voids at the end of the season. Ebiketie can earn up to $3 million more in incentives tied to sacks, playing time, a Pro Bowl selection and a Super Bowl victory.
Cincinnati entered Tuesday with $7.71 million in cap space. Nick Korte pointed out that the trade cancels out the third-round compensatory pick the Bengals were in line to receive in 2027 for Trey Hendrickson's departure in free agency.
Atlanta drafted Ebiketie in the second round in 2022. He never became a full-time starter with the Falcons, but he recorded 16.5 sacks there, including two six-sack seasons. He is a Penn State product.
Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman has been collecting draft capital. The trade leaves the Eagles with 10 picks in the 2027 draft, which gives him room to reset a roster hit by injuries and poor performances this season.
Rookie Keyshawn James-Newby, a seventh-round pick from New Mexico, is expected to benefit from Ebiketie's departure. He has appeared in two games this season and is currently on the practice squad.
Other Eagles on expiring contracts could draw trade calls as Tuesday afternoon's deadline approaches.
