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Jerry Jones thinks the Dallas Cowboys could be buyers at the trade deadline if the price is right.
Could the Cowboys add via trade before the deadline?
The NFL trade deadline falls on November 4. That’s 28 days away, and the Cowboys will play in four more games before the deadline comes around. With some encouraging signs from how the Cowboys have played through the first five games, does Jones feel enticed to test the trade waters and see if he can add somewhere?
“I think that old sign is out, ‘Open for Business,’ is there. I think that we are continually looking. As we go on into this season, teams will position themselves where they basically feel like less of a contender because of the losses or because of circumstance on their team.” Jones said.
“That’s when you’ll see sometimes some better players that are available because the team has decided to start redoing some things on their salary cap structure, for instance. There’s opportunity there, and that’s when you start getting those calls. And yes, we’re in a position to improve our team if we get an opportunity to.”
Coaching played biggest role in win vs. Jets
Down four starters on the offensive line and plenty of others on both sides of the ball, the Cowboys’ depth needed to step up in a big way against the Jets. They did, and Jones attributed their success to the coaching staff.
“It was unquestionably the coaching that, in my mind, was the overriding reason that we played as well with the situation we were in,” Jones said. “It also bodes well for how defensively, we’re evolving into executing that scheme better. So there were a lot of things there, including the score, that made it great for us to play like we did.”
The good news for the Cowboys is they’re expected to continue getting healthier and potentially get some of their starters back as early as this week, and the reps in-game that depth pieces got against the Jets can help raise their confidence for when and if they’re called upon again.
The Cowboys brought back a fan favorite from the 2024 preseason to add some depth to the beaten-up secondary.
The Cowboys are welcoming back a familiar face to a defensive backfield still missing several key pieces.
Dallas signed safety Julius Wood to the practice squad on Tuesday, marking the 24-year-old’s second stint with the team.
Wood originally went undrafted in 2024 out of East Carolina. There, he was roommates with cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., the Cowboys’ third-round draft pick this past spring who is still awaiting clearance to practice after a knee injury.
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