#Eagles GM Howie Roseman on his reported interest in trading for Micah Parsons and Myles Garrett:

“When there’s opportunities to be aggressive for the right players, we’re not going to sit on our hands. You don’t have great success without taking great risks. … We can’t be… pic.twitter.com/AFgcNgGMf3

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 4, 2025

For Cincinnati Bengals fans, the team is a little notorious for minimal communication during the season from those above the head coach.  

Those Bengals rarely, if ever, trot out a member of the front office to speak through the media or otherwise about the ongoing season or direction of the franchise. That’s the same for director of player personnel Duke Tobin, effectively the team’s general manager, too. 

It was a little odd, then, for Bengals fans to see plenty of examples of other NFL teams sending out the general manager or similar to talk about the NFL trade deadline. 

Take, for example, Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman: 

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Or Tennessee Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi, representing the NFL team that has already fired its head coach this season (ironically, Brian Callahan): 

That Mike Borgonzi press conference was the best #Titans media session in a long time.

Outstanding questions, better answers. I believe in Mike Borgonzi. The Titans should give him TIME. Lots of time.

— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) November 5, 2025

There are other examples.

The Bengals throwing Tobin to the media wolves after a quiet trade deadline while fielding what is on pace to be the worst defense of all time, admittedly, wouldn’t do all that much. 

But it would show fans that the Bengals continue to modernize and move like the top NFL franchises. 

Instead, Taylor is left to represent the entire organization during a time of crisis and fans are right to question whether there will be any accountability above the head coach for what is on pace to be another failed season. 

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