Bengals' Taylor apologizes for nixed trade with Eagles: 'It was on our end'

CINCINNATI -- Bengals coach Zac Taylor expressed the franchise's regret for the failed trade for Philadelphia Eagles edge rusher Arnold Ebiketie ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

Speaking to reporters Wednesday for the first time since the proposed deal fell through, Taylor issued a statement on behalf of de facto general manager Duke Tobin about why the move didn't materialize before the 4 p.m. ET deadline for teams to make trades the rest of the season.

"Duke was very explicit with me when he came and spoke to me about how he wanted this portrayed," Taylor started. "I'm not comfortable doing it, but I'm going to do what he asked.

"We did make an effort to put some depth in there in place of…