The Dallas Cowboys bolstered their defense in a major way, acquiring All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in a trade with the New York Jets. Dallas traded a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027-first round pick and defensive tackle Mazi Smith to New York in exchange for Williams.

After a lot of lead-in by the team’s owner, the Dallas Cowboys did, indeed, have a couple tricks up their sleeve on trade deadline day. Dallas made a pair of deals on Tuesday, one that undoubtedly qualifies as a “blockbuster” and another that could secure a defensive starter for the next season or two.

Both the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive overhaul and the New York Jets ' teardown continued Tuesday, with New York sending three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Quinnen Williams to Dallas in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick and defensive lineman Mazi Smith, as reported by CBS Sports senior NFL insider Jonathan Jones.

On Monday night, Troy Aikman, arguably the most bluntly honest arbiter of the state of the Dallas Cowboys, said what seemingly everyone was thinking. As Dallas’ defense was getting pummeled by an otherwise anemic Arizona Cardinals offense,

Losing record be damned, the Cowboys acted boldly and decisively at the 2025 NFL trade deadline and has fans and media reacting

DraftKings Sportsbook has the Cowboys listed at +1000 odds to make the playoffs and -2000 odds to miss. In order for the make playoffs side to be a value proposition, the true chances for Dallas would need to be better than 9.1%. Are they?

The Cowboys pulled off a blockbuster trade on NFL trade deadline day in acquiring a three-time Pro Bowler from the New York Jets.