We must have officially reached the low point of the NFL calendar as a recent article suggested the Dallas Cowboys should trade for Najee Harris.
No, we won’t link you the piece. And we’re about to show you why …
Let’s just start with the obvious.
Najee Harris was a free agent. Two months ago.
The Cowboys had every chance to go get him. They didn’t. They chose to sign Javonte Williams, a back with similar traits and a comparable price tag. Then they doubled down with a vet-minimum rental in Miles Sanders.
That’s two decisions — both more cost-efficient than what a trade for Najee would now require.
Harris’ contract to jump from the Pittsburgh Steelers is one year with the Los Angeles Chargers and it’s fully guaranteed $5,250,000 deal.
Good for him. It’s inescapable there.
Javonte signed a one-year deal here for $3 mil, with $1 mil guaranteed,
And Miles? He signed a one-year, $1,337,500 contract deal $167,500 guaranteed.
Cheap. And cheaper.
Both escapable.
So let’s get real. You don’t pass on a guy in Najee when he’s free, then come crawling back to him two months later and give up draft compensation just to say you were two months late. …
Especially when the new vets are healthy and especially when you already spent real capital drafting Phil Mafah and Jaydon Blue, two backs who fit exactly what this new offense is supposed to be.
But even beyond the Cowboys logic — this also makes zero sense for the Chargers, who just signed Najee and almost immediately drafted Omarion Hampton, who fell into their lap and fits Harbaugh’s old-school style perfectly.
Power football. Ball control.
Depth matters in that system, and Najee hasn’t even had a chance to screw up yet.
So… what’s the angle?
This feels like a case of someone stretching for Cowboys engagement, tossing out hypotheticals that don’t pass the smell test.
This sounds like clicks over credibility. And it’s lazy.
You want to cook up trade targets? Fine. We love that. We do that.
But let’s be rooted in reality.
The Cowboys already had their shot. And they said no. … while taking four other shots they like better.
