\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler<\/a> added that the Cowboys are sending third- and sixth-round picks to the Steelers for Jones and a fourth-rounder.<\/p>\n Jones will now join former Georgia and Pittsburgh teammate George Pickens in Dallas. The latter was also traded by the Steelers to the Cowboys last May.<\/p>\n A first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Jones never quite lived up to the initial expectations that followed him into the league.<\/p>\n He ended up making a total of 38 starts between left and right tackle for the Steelers over the past three years, though his fifth-year option was declined by the organization earlier this offseason following a significant neck injury that he suffered during Week 12 of the 2025 season and later required spinal fusion surgery.<\/p>\n Jones was cleared in time for training camp this summer, but he largely struggled in Latrobe and during the preseason as well, allowing a total of three sacks across 92 pass blocking reps (per Pro Football Focus<\/a>).<\/p>\n With Dylan Cook and first-round pick Max Iheanachor profiling as better options at right tackle in 2026, Jones now gets a change of scenery heading into a contract year.<\/p>\n Make sure to bookmark Steelers On SI,\u00a0and find our podcast All Steelers Talk on YouTube\u00a0or anywhere you listen!<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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