The Dallas Cowboys are poised to acquire a formidable asset for Dak Prescott with the proposed trade.
The Dallas Cowboys may have won 12 games and made it to the Divisional Round last season, but Jerry Jones has one significant roster hole to address.
Jones' curious decision to trade away Pro Bowl wideout Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns last offseason left Dallas without a reliable No. 2 to complement star CeeDee Lamb. The latter turned in a career year, but after Lamb, Dallas' leading receiver was second in team receiving with 577 yards. With limited cap space, Jones may find it hard to make a move for a pricey free agent or a veteran via the trade market like DeAndre Hopkins, Mike Evans, or Tee Higgins.
Over at the Cowboys' SB Nation site, Blogging the Boys, Dan Rogers proposed the idea of Dallas trading for Denver Broncos' wideout Jerry Jeudy. The latter would be affordable since he's still under his rookie contract: "The reason he's listed here is that the Cowboys reportedly made an offer for his services last year near the trade deadline. Now, we have no idea just what the front office was willing to part with, but Jeudy's asking price was in the neighborhood of a second-round pick last year. The asking price should be a little less now, but the Cowboys would only be looking at a possible one-year rental as the team wouldn't likely commit future cap resources his way when a Lamb extension is on the horizon.
Jeudy would instantly make the Cowboys' passing attack lethal as he's one of the game's best separators, but this move would be costly."
Jeudy was one of the few positives for the Broncos last season. Despite frustrating quarterback play from Russell Wilson, the Alabama product turned in a career year with 67 receptions for 972 yards and six touchdowns.
