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<\/p>\nHe might be onto something.<\/p>\n
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Even in the middle of the offseason, there\u2019s never a quiet moment for the Dallas Cowboys. After wrapping up a\u00a0thrilling NFL Draft, Jerry Jones and his team have been the subject of plenty of speculation from the national media.<\/p>\n
Despite the projected impact of their rookie class, the Cowboys still have needs to fill, especially on defense. Dave Helman of\u00a0The Athletic Football Show<\/em>\u00a0has an answer for one of the biggest remaining issues:\u00a0He believes\u00a0that Dallas should explore a trade for Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Cowboys traded for Dee Winters during the draft, but by no means is their linebacker depth chart good even still. If I was Dallas, I\u2019d still be calling the Dolphins about that and being like, \u2018You really won\u2019t take a (Round) three (pick) for a guy who\u2019s not gonna be there when you\u2019re ready to contend? Come on.\u2019 That\u2019s my pet cause of the summer.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s no hiding it. The Cowboys are trying to pry open their championship window this offseason. After a\u00a0mid-season trade for Quinnen Williams, they\u2019ve franchise tagged George Pickens and traded\u00a0up in the draft\u00a0to get Caleb Downs. They might as well push all of their chips into the center of the table by swinging a deal for Miami\u2019s star linebacker.<\/p>\n Brooks may not be a household name in the NFL, but he\u2019s been one of the best linebackers in the league over the last few seasons. He\u00a0earned first-team All-Pro honors\u00a0in 2025 after amassing 183 total tackles and 3.5 sacks for Miami.<\/p>\n As good as he is, the Dolphins could be willing to part ways with the 28-year-old. They already traded away Jaylen Waddle and let go of stars like Tyreek Hill this offseason. Brooks is the best player on Miami\u2019s defense, but second-round pick Jacob Rodriguez could take his place.<\/p>\n They\u2019re clearly in the early stages of a full-scale rebuild, so why not move on from a player whose value is higher than it will ever be? The Cowboys may be hesitant to give up a top-100 pick, especially considering that they\u2019re missing their own first-rounder next year due to the Williams trade.<\/p>\n But if this is supposed to be their year to be competitive, Winters likely isn\u2019t enough at linebacker next to DeMarvion Overshown. As crazy as it may be, this is a trade that Dallas should consider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" He might be onto something. Even in the middle of the offseason, there\u2019s never a quiet moment for the Dallas Cowboys. After wrapping up a\u00a0thrilling NFL Draft,… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":45873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dallas-cowboys"],"yoast_head":"\nDallas Cowboys could make splash Jordyn Brooks trade nobody sees coming<\/h2>\n