The Dallas Cowboys made some surprising moves to fix the defense on Tuesday despite having a 3-5-1 record this season. Dallas decided to trade for linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals and also defensive tackle Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets.
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Nov 3, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; From left: Dallas Stars president Brad Alberts, Dallas Stars players Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, Dallas Stars players Jason Robertson and Tyler Seguin pose for a photo before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals after the 2027 Stadium Series announcement at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
However, there were some Cowboys fans who were giving owner Jerry Jones some backlash for these trades. Should Dallas have actually kept those picks and not have made any moves at the NFL trade deadline instead?
NFL Analyst Believes That Dallas Cowboys are NFL Trade Deadline Losers
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Nov 3, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones talks before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports was talking about who were the NFL trade deadline winners and losers. He believes that despite the trades that they made, the Cowboys are trade deadline losers. Benjamin said about the Cowboys,
“Jerry Jones deserves credit for making a splash, this time to actually add, not subtract, talent from the defensive side of the ball. We have to admit we didn’t envision Jones pulling the trigger on a deal as notable as Quinnen Williams, who instantly becomes the face of the unit once headlined by Micah Parsons. Williams’ interior power, coupled with Logan Wilson’s arrival via trade with the Cincinnati Bengals, may well improve the front seven.
And yet, when all is said and done, the Cowboys are now out a first- and second-rounder over the next two drafts, meaning they essentially dealt Parsons, who’s now driving the Green Bay Packers‘ pass rush, to:
Acquire DT Quinnen Williams
Acquire DT Kenny Clark
Move up from the second to first round in the 2026 NFL Draft
And save roughly $70 million in salary cap space
Is that a fair swap? Parting with a generational edge rusher for a pair of interior defenders, one of whom is already 30 and another who will be 28 on a top 10 salary this December? It feels a bit like pressing to patch up a massive defensive hole that didn’t necessarily need to be there — and, odds are, too little, too late.”
It is mind boggling that Jerry traded away Micah Parsons in the first place. Well, because of it, the Cowboys had flexibility to make some trades, and it isn’t like they traded away their draft capital for these two players however.
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