Bengals acquire Bears RB on trade deadline day
The Cincinnati Bengals are hanging around in the AFC playoff race, but it was clear they had some work to do ahead of the 2024 trade deadline. One of their top needs was a running back to help spice up their offense a bit, especially after Zack Moss suffered a significant neck injury in their Week 9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders.
Once news that injury came out, the Bengals quickly went to work in their effort to find a running back on the trade market that would shore up this need for them. That resulted in them locking in on Khalil Herbert of the Chicago Bears, with Cincy sending a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft the other way in exchange for the talented running back.
Bengals add underrated playmaker in Khalil Herbert
For a point in time, it seemed like Khalil Herbert was set to be the Bears lead running back, as he snatched the job away from David Montgomery in the 2022 campaign. However, he never fully managed to earn the gig, and he ended up getting boxed out of a role this season by D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson, as he's picked up just 16 yards and a touchdown on eight carries, while also hauling in a pair of passes for four yards over six games of action.
