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Saquon Barkley in Philadelphia. The price. Both backs cost a lot, in salary and in what you'd have to send back. That's a steeper hill for Cincinnati than for most teams. It's not who the Bengals are. In Graziano's words, 'it would be very unlike Cincinnati to surrender draft capital for them.'
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Barkley's trade cost and age make him a poor fit for Bengals' draft-first philosophy.

Barkley is reportedly on the trade table in Philadelphia, but the source argues against the Bengals acquiring him. The price is steep in both salary and draft capital required; acquiring a 27-plus-year-old running back on a big deal would be a departure from Cincinnati's draft-focused front office philosophy. The source also questions whether Barkley would produce at his expected level behind the same Bengals blocking that has struggled to create explosive runs.

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