NFL Trade Deadline: Keenan Allen Is a 49er, the Bengals Back Out of the Ebiketie Deal, and Two Hours Remain

AUSTIN - The NFL trade deadline arrives at 4 p.m. Eastern (3 p.m. Central) on Tuesday, and deadline day produced its first completed trade early in the afternoon: the San Francisco 49ers acquired wide receiver Keenan Allen from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2027 sixth-round pick, according to theScore's deadline tracker, updated this run, with USA TODAY's live deadline coverage reporting the same agreement at 1:44 p.m. Eastern.

The day's first agreed deal did not survive the morning. Cincinnati and Philadelphia reportedly agreed to send pass rusher Arnold Ebiketie to the Bengals for a sixth-round pick, theScore reported, but Cincinnati backed out after realizing the move would have cost the club a third-round compensatory pick - the pick it was set to receive for losing Trey Hendrickson in the offseason, USA TODAY reported, citing analyst Nick Korte.

The day's other settled business was a non-move: the Jaguars plan to keep wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., USA TODAY reported, citing ESPN's Jeremy Fowler - this after Jacksonville spent Monday as the deadline's biggest buyer, landing Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates III and Davon Godchaux in the three defensive deals this station covered this morning. USA TODAY also reported things all quiet on the Cowboys' front, with Dallas having signaled for weeks that it did not expect to be active.

The names still on the board in the final hours, per theScore's candidates list, start with Indianapolis running back Jonathan Taylor - the Colts have already traded Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner - alongside Khalil Mack, Budda Baker and Josh Downs, who has asked Indianapolis to trade him. What actually moves before 3 p.m. Central files tonight; nothing beyond the Allen deal is reported here as done.