NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Kirk Cousins heads home, Bengals seemingly fail to understand the rules

First reported by CBS Sports at Tue 4:34 PM · 4 outlets in all

1. Yahoo Sports15hBengals Coach Forced to Explain Failed TradeThe Cincinnati Bengals attempted to and failed to trade for defensive end Arnold Ebikete at the NFL trade deadline. It appeared as though General Manager Duke Tobin made a blunder that almost cost the team an additional third-round pick in the trade. So, they backed out. Head coach Zac Taylor answered for Tobin on the
2. Sports Illustrated17hChiefs Winners and Losers After the Trade Deadline: Actually a New-Look WR Room?The Kansas City Chiefs added a notable name to their WR rotation by trading for Josh Downs, but who's impacted the most? A few names stand out.
3. Guardian29hNFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl questTeams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chancesAfter what happened Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history, and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings defensive…
4. CBS Sports39hNFL trade deadline winners and losers: Kirk Cousins heads home, Bengals seemingly fail to understand the rulesKirk Cousins heads back to Minnesota, the Jaguars go all-in for a championship run and a front-office blunder leaves Cincinnati red-faced