The Cincinnati Bengals don’t have many good options at the NFL trade deadline when it comes to linebacker Logan Wilson.
Trade Wilson and it’s honoring a trade request (from a captain, no less), which could send a certain type of signal to the locker room on a Bengals team that has already had a trio of trade requests over the last few weeks.
Refusing to trade Wilson also sends a message of sorts to the locker room while keeping a disgruntled player in the building.
So what’s the solution? Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon just came up with a good one by proposing the Bengals send Wilson to the Indianapolis Colts in a swap for cornerback Chris Lammons:
“We got a little creative with a one-for-one here involving two players who would likely see a lot more daylight with their new teams. Wilson is the more accomplished defender but has fallen out of favor in Cincinnati, so this is more about getting something at a position of need for a team that may still have an outside shot at a playoff run.”
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Call it a win for both sides, mostly. Wilson gets to go play under Lou Anarumo and with Germaine Pratt again.
The Bengals get Lammons, a veteran on the final year of his contract who can provide nice depth. They need help now and into 2026 with Cam Taylor-Britt, at least, seeming on his way out the door.
There’s still the issue of honoring trade requests at all here, but getting something back out of a messy split with Wilson is better than nothing.
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