NFL Trade Deadline 2019: 5 Teams that should be sellers

2. Cincinnati Bengals

Trade assets: Geno Atkins, Carlos Dunlap, Tyler Eifert, A.J. Green

At 0-7 and in the first year of Zac Taylor’s tenure as head coach, the Bengals should look to hit the reset button and cash in on aging veterans while they can. The team is going to have to tear things down and start over sooner or later. The team might as well get as many draft picks as possible.

One player the Bengals should avoid trading, for the time being, is Andy Dalton. Regardless of how tired fans are of the Red Rifle, starting Ryan Finley for the second half of the season just isn’t an option. The Bengals are bad now, but losing Dalton would reveal just how much worse this team could be.

Geno Atkins was drafted by the Bengals in 2010. A.J. Green was selected the following year. Both players have made seven Pro Bowls during their storied careers with the Bengals. They will both have their chances at the Hall of Fame as well.

However, both stars are 31 years old and making a lot of money. Atkins is in the first year of a four-year, $65.2 million contract extension. Green is in the final year of a four-year, $60 million deal. With the situation the team is in, neither star will be with the team when the rebuilding process is finally completed. Of the two, Green is the more likely to be dealt because Tyler Boyd and John Ross have each shown potential.

Carlos Dunlap, who was also drafted in 2010, is 30 years old and in the first year of a three-year, $40.65 million contract extension. His age and projected decline should push the Bengals to move him while they can still get something decent in return.

Tyler Eifert‘s promising career was ruined by injuries. The tight end has landed on IR four times during his career with the Bengals. The team brought the 29-year old back on a one-year, $4 million deal this past offseason. However, there isn’t a place for him on a rebuilding team. Some other team will trade a pick for Eifert if he’s made available.