The NFL’s trade deadline is a week and a half away and it seems like the Dallas Cowboys are going to do something. Exactly what that something is remains to be seen, obviously.
According to a report from The Athletic’s Dianna Russini on Saturday morning… Jerry Jones is prioritizing a defensive player that is not a pass rusher.
Earlier this week the Cowboys were connected to both Maxx Crosby (by Trey Wingo) and Trey Hendrickson (by ESPN) as far as trade rumors are concerned. Both of those players are in fact pass rushers so this latest report runs a little bit counter to that idea.
The jokes write themselves as far as the idea of Dallas pursuing pass rushers what with how they traded away Micah Parsons a week before the season began. Given recent signs of positivity from players like Donovan Ezeiruaku and Jadeveon Clowney though… an argument could certainly be made that Dallas can survive there (relatively speaking) and should prioritize something like linebacker or cornerback.
To be clear the Cowboys have plans of sorts in place there. DeMarvion Overshown and Shavon Revel are both slated to return at some point this season which will aid both position groups; however, counting on players coming back from significant injuries (the latter of which has never even played in the NFL) is risky to say the least.
Obviously this could all be gamesmanship and Jerry trying to throw people off the scent.
We will see what the Cowboys have in store.
