The Dallas Cowboys have acquired 2023 first-round pick offensive tackle Broderick Jones in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source has confirmed to the Star-Telegram. ESPN was the first to report the move. The Cowboys are sending a 2027 third-round pick and sixth-round pick in exchange for Jones and a 2027 fourth-round pick.
Jones, selected with the No. 14 overall pick in 2023 out of Georgia, has started 38 games and played in 45 contests in his first three seasons. A neck injury in 2025 kept him out of the final six contests, and Jones did not win a starting spot on the offensive line in Pittsburgh’s camp. He did not miss any time in camp and played in all three preseason games for the Steelers.
In the Steelers’ first game of the 2025 season, Jones allowed three sacks on quarterback Aaron Rodgers while lined up at left tackle. He settled in over the next nine weeks, allowing just three sacks in that timeframe before going down with the neck injury. He also allowed 23 quarterback pressures across 632 pass block snaps.
A player with starting experience at both left and right tackle, Jones steps in as the immediate backup swing tackle behind starting left tackle Tyler Guyton and starting right tackle Terence Steele. The backup tackles for the Cowboys did not perform well in training camp and preseason, leaving the team searching the trade market for a reliable placement.
Nate Thomas now is in serious jeopardy of not making the team along with fourth-round rookie Drew Shelton, although Shelton will have the benefit of the team rarely parting ways with rookies drafted in the top four rounds.
Ironically, Jones is the second player from the University of Georgia to be traded from the Steelers to the Cowboys in the last two years, joining wide receiver George Pickens.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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Nick Harris is the Dallas Cowboys beat reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has experience working on the beat for DallasCowboys.com and previous work experience at Yahoo Sports/Rivals and 247Sports.