The Cincinnati Bengals have made their first deal of the NFL trade deadline. 

According to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, the Bengals are finalizing a trade to acquire defensive end Arnold Ebeketie from the Philadelphia Eagles. 

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported that the Bengals will send a 2027 sixth-round pick to the Eagles in the deal.

A second-round pick by the Atlanta Falcons in 2022, Ebeketie has 16.5 sacks across 76 career games. He played four years in Atlanta, then signed with the Eagles this past offseason one-year, $7.3 million contract. At the time, he made sense as a Bengals target in free agency.

Ebiketie makes even more sense now with breakout rookie Cashius Howell on injured reserve. The Bengals needed rotational defensive end depth help behind Boye Mafe and Myles Murphy. Cedric Johnson has also been battling injuries and former first-rounder Shemar Stewart has been a healthy scratch in recent weeks amid his slow development.