{"id":260543,"date":"2025-11-04T07:22:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/260543\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:22:12","slug":"jerry-jones-says-cowboys-have-trade-in-place-before-the-deadline-whos-it-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/260543\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Jones says Cowboys have trade in place before the deadline &#8212; who&#8217;s it for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, Texas &#8212; Could the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/DAL\/dallas-cowboys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> (3-5-1) pull off a trade or two ahead of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/2025-nfl-trade-deadline-live-updates-latest-rumors-buzz-and-news-in-final-two-days-to-mak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tuesday&#8217;s 4 p.m. ET deadline<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/cowboys-cardinals-live-updates-score-analysis-highlights-monday-night-football\/live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">struggling at home in a 27-17 loss<\/a> to the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/ARI\/arizona-cardinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> (3-5) on &#8220;Monday Night Football&#8221; to close Week 9?<\/p>\n<p>According to owner and general manager Jerry Jones, the answer is yes. He said Monday morning that multiple deals are in the works &#8212; less than three months after Dallas traded <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2967590\/micah-parsons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Micah Parsons<\/a> to the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/GB\/green-bay-packers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> for two first-round picks and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2079670\/kenny-clark\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kenny Clark<\/a> just before the 2025 season kicked off.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Immediately, it will have him on the field, and it will address some of the things that have been our shortcomings,&#8221; Jones said on SiriusXM, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jonmachota\/status\/1985429170453615018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">via The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After the defeat, Jones reiterated he still has a trade he can execute, emphasizing that Monday night&#8217;s outcome won&#8217;t significantly alter his view of the roster through nine games. That&#8217;s despite saying he was &#8220;tremendously disappointed&#8221; by the home loss.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We still can, yes,&#8221; Jones said postgame when asked if he still has a trade ready to go. &#8220;Absolutely, we do. We&#8217;ll see how tomorrow goes. Today was all about tomorrow. &#8230; We had the ability to look at this game. You asked me if it affects the trades, I don&#8217;t really think so. &#8230; We could conceivably see something that we ought to do in spite of tonight. &#8230; There is one [trade] that I can do without question, and I&#8217;m leaning toward doing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If the Cowboys strike another deal, any new addition will have a week to acclimate during the team&#8217;s Week 10 bye. It&#8217;s clear any move would be aimed at the defense. Dallas is averaging the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL&#8217;s<\/a> second-most points (30.8 per game) but allowing the second-most (31.3). The Cowboys are just the fourth team in league history to score 30-plus points per game and allow 30-plus through eight games. None of the previous three won a playoff game. In fact, no team has ever made the postseason while giving up 30 or more points per game.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s probably why Jones is angling to make another move. Here&#8217;s a look at six possible defensive trade candidates for Dallas, including the following <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1985492000267739454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">three targets reported by NFL insider Jordan Schultz<\/a>: <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/CIN\/cincinnati-bengals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> edge rusher <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2818165\/trey-hendrickson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trey Hendrickson<\/a>, Bengals linebacker <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2181091\/logan-wilson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Logan Wilson<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/MIA\/miami-dolphins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> edge rusher <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2136439\/bradley-chubb\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley Chubb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/nfl-2025-trade-deadline-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>2025 NFL Trade Deadline Tracker: Live updates and analysis as Ravens, Eagles bolster pass rush<\/p>\n<p>\n                    Zachary Pereles                <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"2025 NFL Trade Deadline Tracker: Live updates and analysis as Ravens, Eagles bolster pass rush\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/dremont-jones.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"152\" width=\"270\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"player headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2818165.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2818165\/trey-hendrickson\/\" aria-label=\"home team page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"TeamLogo-image\" alt=\"team logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.cbsimg.net\/fly\/images\/team-logos\/410.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bengals&#8217; season is likely doomed with quarterback <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2179798\/joe-burrow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Burrow<\/a> (turf toe) sidelined and the team off to a 3-6 start. Cincinnati has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/trey-hendrickson-contract-bengals-star-de-agree-to-major-raise-in-final-year-of-deal-after-lengthy-standoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">balked<\/a>\u00a0at giving the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL&#8217;s<\/a> 2024 leader in sacks, Trey Hendrickson, a multi-year extension the past two offseasons. Now would be the time to sell before he can hit free agency again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dallas&#8217; defense has fallen off a cliff without Parsons, and trading for Hendrickson, who turns 31 on Dec. 5, and his expiring contract should be in Jones&#8217; mid-round-pick comfort range for doing most of his trade deadline deals.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"player headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2181091.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2181091\/logan-wilson\/\" aria-label=\"home team page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"TeamLogo-image\" alt=\"team logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.cbsimg.net\/fly\/images\/team-logos\/410.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logan Wilson is just two years into a four-year, $36 million contract extension, but his playing time has declined the past few weeks with the struggling Bengals going with a youth movement at the position with rookies <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/26701571\/barrett-carter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barrett Carter<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/3122236\/demetrius-knight-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Demetrius Knight Jr<\/a>. Wilson is under contract the next two seasons with cap hits just under $10 million, and he would be a noticeable upgrade over\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2804138\/kenneth-murray\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kenneth Murray<\/a> and Jack Sanborn in Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"player headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2136439.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2136439\/bradley-chubb\/\" aria-label=\"home team page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"TeamLogo-image\" alt=\"team logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.cbsimg.net\/fly\/images\/team-logos\/418.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fire sale is on in South Beach after the Dolphins fired general manager Chris Grier. Off to a 2-7 start, Miami traded former first-round edge rusher <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2806235\/jaelan-phillips\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaelan Phillips<\/a> to the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/PHI\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/dolphins-trade-jaelan-phillips-eagles-nfl-deadline-philadelphia-pass-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on Monday morning.<\/a> Perhaps 29-year-old two-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Bradley Chubb is next to go in the Dolphins&#8217; apparent rebuild. Chubb missed the 2024 season with a torn ACL, but his 4.0 sacks lead Miami this season and rank tied for 27th in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys would probably ask Miami to eat some of Chubb&#8217;s contract because he is currently scheduled to have cap hits of just over $31 million in 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"player headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2180628.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2180628\/arden-key\/\" aria-label=\"home team page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"TeamLogo-image\" alt=\"team logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.cbsimg.net\/fly\/images\/team-logos\/432.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dallas used to be the best at pressuring opposing quarterbacks with a team quarterback pressure rate of 40.2% from 2021 to 2024 when Parsons was on the roster. It&#8217;s now hovering around league average in that department at 38.1%, which ranks 14th in the league.<\/p>\n<p>If Jones is determined to make a move, the Cowboys should go get 29-year-old edge rusher\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2180628\/arden-key\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arden Key<\/a>\u00a0to bolster their pass rush, given that Key has 1.5 sacks while playing for Tennessee &#8212; a team that already fired its head coach &#8212; this season. Dallas&#8217; 15 sacks are the eighth-fewest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a>. It needs more juice at the edge-rusher position opposite second-round rookie\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/26701231\/donovan-ezeiruaku\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Ezeiruaku<\/a>, who has come on of late.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"player headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1263584.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/1263584\/demario-davis\/\" aria-label=\"home team page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"TeamLogo-image\" alt=\"team logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.cbsimg.net\/fly\/images\/team-logos\/421.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite being 36, two-time Pro Bowl linebacker\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/1263584\/demario-davis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Demario Davis<\/a>\u00a0can still be a plus starter in 2025. He would be an upgrade over\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2961892\/jack-sanborn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Sanborn<\/a>, whom the Cowboys placed on injured reserve Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pro Football Focus grades Davis among the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL&#8217;s<\/a> 10 best inside linebackers this season &#8212; his overall defensive grade (78.4) ranks ninth, and his run-defense grade (89.2) ranks sixth. His 61 tackles on designed rushing plays are the most in the NFL, per TruMedia. That would help a Cowboys defense that ranks 30th (146.0 rushing yards allowed per game).<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"player headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2961593.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2961593\/alontae-taylor\/\" aria-label=\"home team page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"TeamLogo-image\" alt=\"team logo\" src=\"https:\/\/sports.cbsimg.net\/fly\/images\/team-logos\/421.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                                                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cowboys Pro Bowl cornerback\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2252834\/trevon-diggs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trevon Diggs<\/a>\u00a0(knee\/concussion) is on injured reserve, as is third-round rookie Shavon Revel (knee). Dallas&#8217; pass defense ranks 30th (258.6 yards allowed per game), and it could use help.<\/p>\n<p>If the\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/NO\/new-orleans-saints\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saints<\/a>\u00a0plan to let soon-to-be 27-year-old cornerback\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2961593\/alontae-taylor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alontae Taylor<\/a>\u00a0walk in free agency after a 1-8 start under new coach <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/1274372\/kellen-moore\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kellen Moore<\/a>, they may as well get a pick for him. Moore&#8217;s familiarity with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones could help facilitate a deal, especially for a Dallas team seeking a low-cost addition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ARLINGTON, Texas &#8212; Could the Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1) pull off a trade or two ahead of\u00a0Tuesday&#8217;s 4 p.m.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260544,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[76672,99851,48638,28561,49,48,120776,120777,120775,1721,32692,8213,7263,91347,28560,16241,2213,95021,31840,115196,59977,12648,1731,120778,514,11377,97832,82,14623,1746],"class_list":["post-260543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-alontae-taylor","tag-arden-key","tag-barrett-carter","tag-bradley-chubb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cowboys-rumors","tag-cowboys-targets","tag-cowboys-trade","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-demario-davis","tag-demetrius-knight-jr","tag-donovan-ezeiruaku","tag-jack-sanborn","tag-jaelan-phillips","tag-jerry-jones","tag-joe-burrow","tag-jonathan-mingo","tag-kellen-moore","tag-kenneth-murray","tag-kenny-clark","tag-logan-wilson","tag-micah-parsons","tag-micah-parsons-trade","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-news","tag-nfl-trade-deadline","tag-sports","tag-trevon-diggs","tag-trey-hendrickson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}