In the end, one of the things we've learned as Cowboys make three deadline moves? Trades grab headlines but they don't always work out.
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys announced on Tuesday morning that they wouldn't be "sellers'' at today's NFL trade deadline. But that doesn't mean, apparently, they wouldn't be "cutters.''
Critics of "America's Team'' might say that ahead of their Week 10 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, the 3-5 Cowboys are simply shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic.
In fact, as quarterback Dak Prescott is now sidelined for a month on IR with his injured hamstring, the situation is dire. Still ... the Cowboys feel good about their trade with the Carolina Panthers for second-year wide receiver Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round pick, which cost Dallas a fourth-rounder.
The 6-2, 220-pound Mingo has accomplished nothing in the NFL. But he's a former second-round pick and the Cowboys - invested in 2025 via what we've called their "Blow It Up Remodel'' plan - have contractual control with him for three years at a total of about $4 million.
So the draft compensation was high ... but they get an affordable project who was once a 30-Visit guy here at The Star before last year's NFL Draft.
As he is joining the 53-man roster, the Cowboys needed to make another move. In fact, they made two ... cutting a pair of veterans who they'd recently acquired via trade.
Out is cornerback Andrew Booth, himself a former second-round pick. The Cowboys traded cornerback Nahshon Wright to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Booth on Aug. 9.
Also out is vet defensive tackle Jordan Phillips. Dallas traded with the Giants to bring him to the club, also during training camp. His release here was quickly followed by the player's announcement that he's signing with the Buffalo Bills, one of his old haunts.
In the end, one of the things we've learned as Cowboys play host to the Eagles on Sunday with kickoff scheduled for 3:25 p.m. CT? Trades grab headlines but they don't always work out.
