Rogers deal off?

The Bengals' trade this afternoon with the Lions for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, confirmed by Rogers' agent, now appears to be falling apart.

Neither the Bengals nor the Lions would confirm the trade, though the Lions told the Detroit News before 4 p.m. that it was official.

Bengals public relations director Jack Brennan emphasized in a call to The Enquirer that widespread reporting of the trade did not come from the Bengals.

The issues appear to be differences on compensation -- initial information was the Bengals would give the Lions third- and fifth-round picks in April's draft -- and knowledge of an incident involving Rogers and a dancer at a strip club last year.