{"id":116748,"date":"2025-11-03T08:01:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=116748"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:01:45","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8%f0%9f%92%a5-breaking-trade-alert-cowboys-are-pushing-hard-to-land-a-disgruntled-8-7m-team-captain-insiders-reveal-the-tension-behind-this-shocking-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=116748","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udca5 BREAKING TRADE ALERT: Cowboys are pushing hard to land a disgruntled $8.7M team captain \u2014 insiders reveal the tension behind this shocking pursuit!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video wp-caption \">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logan-Wilson-trade-Cowboys.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logan-Wilson-trade-Cowboys.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logan-Wilson-trade-Cowboys.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Logan-Wilson-trade-Cowboys.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Head coach Brian Schottenheimer of the Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"735\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1088\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The first half of the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u2018 season has been a disappointment by any measure. Starting at 3-4-1, they have what appears to be a good chance to even their record when they\u00a0face the struggling 2-5 Arizona Cardinals\u00a0at AT&amp;T Stadium Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardinals will not even have their starting quarterback Kyler Murray, who\u00a0is nursing a foot injury. The Cowboys defense will deal with 32-year-old journeyman backup\u00a0Jacoby Brisset, playing\u00a0for his sixth team in the last six years.<\/p>\n<p>The shorthanded Arizona offense may be exactly the right medicine for a Cowboys defense that, more than any other aspect of the team, has been responsible for the team\u2019s mediocre season so far. While the Dallas offense has\u00a0scored 246 points\u00a0through eight games, second in the\u00a0NFL, the defense has given up 250 \u2014\u00a0second\u00a0worst in the league.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/div>\n<h2>Dallas Linebacker Corps Suffering<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Dallas defense was obviously going take a hit when owner and de facto general manager\u00a0shipped three-time All-Pro edge rusher\u00a0to the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0rather than meet Parsons\u2019 demands for a contract extension. The Dallas linebacker corps has also been without injured 2024\u00a0third-round draft pick DeMarvion Overshown, though the 25-year-old out of Texas is expected to make his return against Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll in all, the (linebacker) group has looked slow to react and confused all season,\u201d\u00a0wrote\u00a0USA Today Cowboys Wire correspondent K.D. Drummond on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>So it should be no surprise that the Cowboys have been actively pursuing linebacker additions for a trade deadline deal, and according to a new report Saturday\u00a0by longtime NFL insider Adam Schefter\u00a0of ESPN, Dallas in exploring a possible trade for one of the more respected players in the game at the position, six-year veteran Logan Wilson of the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnother Cincinnati defensive standout whose name has come up as the deadline approaches is linebacker Logan Wilson, who requested to be traded less than two weeks ago,\u201d Schefter reported. \u201cTeams that have expressed some interest in Wilson are the Bills, Cowboys and Colts, sources told ESPN. Wilson also is listed as doubtful for Sunday\u2019s game against the Bears because of a calf injury.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/sam-williams-punishment-fine-broncos\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sam-Williams-Cowboys-Punishment.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=242&amp;h=161&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"161\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Sam-Williams-Cowboys-Punishment.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=242&amp;h=161&amp;crop=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<p class=\"tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Read More From Heavy<\/p>\n<p class=\"title\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">NFL Expected to Hand Down Punishment on Cowboys Troubled Linebacker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Cowboys Can Comfortably Absorb Cap Hit<\/h2>\n<p>Wilson would come\u00a0with a cap hit of\u00a0$8.8 million, well within the $31.5 million \u2014\u00a0second most in the league\u00a0\u2014 the Cowboys have available.<\/p>\n<p>The Bengals are going through struggles of their own. As they have endeavored to build for the future, Wilson \u2014 who\u00a0registered at least 100 tackles every year starting in 2021 \u2014 has seen his usage by the team sharply cut back.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">After being on they field for at least 97 percent of Cincinnati\u2019s defensive snaps (in games for which he was available) in each of the last three seasons, Wilson has been on the field for only two of every three plays this season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/dallas-cowboys\/tony-pollard-trade-cowboys-titans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tony-Pollard-Trade-Patriots.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=242&amp;h=161&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"161\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tony-Pollard-Trade-Patriots.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=242&amp;h=161&amp;crop=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<p class=\"tag\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Read More From Heavy<\/p>\n<p class=\"title\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Patriots Tabbed to Trade For Ex-Cowboys 1,000-Yard Running Back<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Respected LB Named Bengals Team Captain<\/h2>\n<p>His relegation to a lesser role came as a surprise, after the 2020 third-round draft pick out of Wyoming was\u00a0elected a team captain for the first time\u00a0in his career, heading into this season.<\/p>\n<p>It did not come as a surprise that Wilson requested a trade \u2014\u00a0one of three Bengals defenders to do so already in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The price for Wilson is not clear, but with his reduced snap count and clear disgruntlement with the team that drafted him, a package topped by\u00a0a fourth-round or even fifth-round pick\u00a0could get the deal done, accordidng to\u00a0Bengals Wire\u00a0analyst Chris Ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first half of the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u2018 season has been a disappointment by any measure. 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