The Cincinnati Bengals don’t exactly need help at wide receiver right now, but sometimes the value and even the storyline is a little too good not to examine.
And the looming NFL trade deadline has provided just that.
The 0-6 Carolina Panthers have given wideout Terrace Marshall Jr. permission to seek a trade. That name might sound familiar to Bengals fans because he played college ball at LSU with a guy named Joe Burrow.
Here’s ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on the situation:
The Panthers have granted Terrace Marshall Jr. permission to seek a trade, with the stipulation that he’s welcome back if a deal does not materialize. He’s a former second-rounder with size and speed, characteristics that usually have value.
Since joining the Panthers, Marshall has caught 61 passes for 742 yards and one touchdown over 32 games, most recently playing zero snaps in Week 5 and catching zero passes in a Week 6 loss.
Marshall, 6’2″ and 200 pounds, would make for an interesting depth piece in Cincinnati for at least a little while. If Tee Higgins can’t get the rib injury right (and fans know he’s a free agent soon, too), it will place more stress on backups like Andrei Iosivas.
More than anything, Marshall would come pretty cheap and he’s the guy who scored 13 touchdowns alongside Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson in 2019. Adding another boundary player as immediate depth and creating long-term flexibility isn’t the worst idea, especially if the ask is something like a late-round pick.
