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Ben Child, ESPN Workers Author
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals have made a uncommon transfer forward of the commerce deadline.
The Bengals acquired Chicago Bears working again Khalil Herbert in trade for a 2025 seventh-round choose, the groups introduced Tuesday.
Cincinnati wanted a working again after Zack Moss reported he was coping with a neck damage earlier than the workforce’s Week 9 sport towards the Las Vegas Raiders. On Monday, Bengals coach Zac Taylor mentioned extra info could be gathered this week and a timetable for Moss’s return was unclear, however on Tuesday, the Bengals positioned Moss on injured reserve.
Herbert, a sixth-round choose within the 2021 draft, was within the closing yr of his rookie contract. He has had restricted utilization for the Bears in six video games this season. He has simply eight carries for 16 yards and a landing and has been a wholesome scratch prior to now two contests for Chicago.
The Virginia Tech product provides depth behind Bengals working again Chase Brown, who had 27 carries for 120 yards, each profession highs, in Cincinnati’s 41-27 win over the Raiders final weekend.
Cincinnati has not traditionally made midseason trades besides in particular conditions. The final one got here throughout the 2020 season when disgruntled defensive finish Carlos Dunlap was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in trade for offensive lineman B.J. Finney.