Adam Schefter spoke Wednesday on ESPN's NFL Live about what the Cincinnati Bengals should expect to get in return for long-time starting quarterback Andy Dalton in a trade.

"The interesting part here is what do the Bengals do with Andy Dalton? Because now they have to move on from him and find a trade partner," Schefter said. "And we look for what they might get back for him: We go back to one year ago at this Combine - where basically, the Denver Broncos traded a fourth-round pick to Baltimore for Joe Flacco - a mid-round pick. And I would expect that the Cincinnati Bengals would get the same thing back for Andy Dalton. And once they do that - then we'll say yet again - just more evidence that Joe Burrow is the No. 1 overall pick."

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported earlier this month that the Bengals are willing to work with Dalton on a trade - a plan that has been communicated to Dalton.

Former Bengals defensive back George Iloka told The Enquirer's Tyler Dragon that the team should trade Dalton, perhaps to the New England Patriots.

"You can’t keep Andy to be a bridge, especially under that contract," Iloka added.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin told Rapoport on the RapSheet + Friends podcast that Dalton's future with the Bengals may be uncertain, but the team wants to make sure Dalton is comfortable with any decision.

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