The Andy Dalton era may be over in Southwest Ohio. The 0-8 Cincinnati Bengals have benched their nine-year veteran quarterback in favor of rookie Ryan Finley, and with a new coaching staff in place they're extremely unlikely to keep him on that roster at a cost of $17.7 million in 2020.
Considering those circumstances, it's surprising the Bengals didn't try to trade Dalton prior to Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline. Or maybe they did but didn't receive any interest in a 32-year-old who has never won a playoff game and has the league's fifth-lowest qualified passer rating since the start of 2017.