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The Cincinnati Bengals are in full damage control mode after one of the stranger trade deadline stories in recent memory. Head coach Zac Taylor was pushed to the podium by director of player personnel Duke Tobin to explain why the Bengals backed out of an agreed deal with the Philadelphia Eagles — a conversation Taylor openly admitted he was not comfortable having. Front office dysfunction on full display.
Over in Baltimore, the Ravens are moving to shore up their kicking game, with reports indicating they're set to sign Riley Patterson. Patterson brings NFL experience and gives Baltimore a reliable leg as they push through the second half of what's been a strong season. Special teams stability matters when games come down to the wire, and the Ravens know it.
And in the college football transfer market, quarterbacks are becoming a rare commodity. With Mississippi State's Kamario Taylor among the latest signal callers to recommit to his program, the two thousand twenty seven transfer portal is shaping up as a serious seller's market. Teams hunting for a starting QB this offseason may find the cupboard dangerously close to bare.
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