The Cowboys will be scanning the trade market for safety help between now and Tuesday’s deadline, owner Jerry Jones says (via Clarence Hill of the Star Telegram). Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones also made similar comments over the weekend, which suggests that this will be an area of priority for Dallas.
Nothing is on the table right now, JJ says, but this could be an area of focus, potentially as a replacement for strong safety Jeff Heath. Heath, 28, has started in all seven of his games this year, but has lacked consistency. Currently, he ranks as just the No. 48 safety in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus, way down from his best work in 2016 and 2017.
It’s a familiar refrain for the Cowboys: they have been after safety help, on and off, for years. Their past flirtations with Earl Thomas, Eric Berry, and others of that ilk went nowhere, but this could finally be the time for the Cowboys to make a substantial upgrade.
Just days ago, the Cowboys made a pre-deadline deal by acquiring defensive end Michael Bennett in a trade with the Patriots. The next move could be for a safety such as Damarious Randall, Reshad Jones, or Jessie Bates. The real home run would be Jamal Adams, but it’s not clear if the Jets are willing to consider deals for the young standout.
If the bengals aren’t willing to trade AJ Green or any of their other vets they’re certainly not gonna trade their 22 year old 2018 second round pick.. one of the very few halfway decent players on the team
Zero chance Adams gets traded. Lets be realistic.
Zero chance they give him away but if they find a team Dumb enough to give up 3 first rd picks and players ?
Been saying this for YEARS. Needed a Safety.
Cowboys are getting any of those safeties listed.
Best chance is Miami’s Rashad Jones
Jones’ contract is pretty awful going forward. I think he’s owed 15m next year with a huge cap hit.
Why not Eric Berry
He dead.
Let’s be serious, we all have been reading this same exact headline for Dallas since like 2016