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Cowboys’ Trade-Up for Caleb Downs Beat the Clock

New footage shows a frantic move that underscores Dallas’s plan to repair a defense that struggled last season.

Overview

  • ESPN’s The Pick Is In shows the Cowboys scrambling to file the No. 11 pick as the NFL command center warned them to hurry.
  • Dallas traded with Miami to move from No. 12, with reported ESPN audio detailing a swap that included fifth-round picks 177 and 180.
  • The Giants’ selection of Miami tackle Francis Mauigoa at No. 10 kept Caleb Downs available for the Cowboys.
  • Downs has a reported four-year, $28.9 million rookie contract that includes a $17.5 million signing bonus.
  • Coaches praised his intelligence and lower-body control during rookie minicamp, and Downs said on Netflix that sliding to 11 left him motivated in Dallas.