Overview
- The Cowboys restructured Kenny Clark, DaRon Bland and Jake Ferguson to free about $19 million and now report more than $30 million in available salary-cap space.
- On Tuesday Jones told local radio the club is “in play” to make a trade and said any addition would most likely be on the defensive side of the ball.
- Media outlets have named several possible targets, including edge rushers and cornerbacks, but those names remain speculation and no deal has been announced.
- Executives and analysts note key hurdles: an acquiring team must absorb a veteran’s full salary at trade time before any post-trade restructure, counterpart teams may demand steep draft compensation, and Dallas has only five 2027 picks left.
- The broader context is Dallas’s win‑now posture after a 2025 defense that ranked near the bottom and a willingness by Jones to trade future draft capital; any blockbuster would most likely occur before the NFL trade deadline on November 10.