{"id":29657,"date":"2025-03-01T02:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29657"},"modified":"2025-03-01T02:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:46:08","slug":"breaking-cowboys-trade-for-d-k-metcalf-urged-in-brian-schottenheimer-reunion-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29657","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Trade for D.K. Metcalf Urged In Brian Schottenheimer Reunion Move.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">From a Dallas perspective? If this DK Metcalf trade rumor is a viable idea for the Packers &#8230; why can&#8217;t it be a viable idea for the Cowboys?<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>FRISCO &#8211;\u00a0The<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/washington-commanders-jayden-daniels-binky-zach-ertz-free-agent-rumor-contract\">\u00a0<\/a>Dallas Cowboys\u00a0have come up short in their &#8220;draft and develop&#8221; plan at wide receiver outside of their rousing success with All-Pro pass-catcher\u00a0CeeDee Lamb.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s time for Jerry Jones to go &#8220;wild-cattin&#8221; his way to a short cut to talent.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas front office has lost most of its goodwill with Cowboys Nation, and while no\u00a0NFL\u00a0team should make a move strictly due to the audience&#8217;s disgruntlement &#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-738ea9cfda9a47ecb9b4fcf8483284a3\" data-google-query-id=\"CIXvkszs54sDFcteDwIdBL4j3g\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The quickest &#8220;splash&#8221; way to gain some credibility might also match the quickest &#8220;splash&#8221; way to improving the roster.<\/p>\n<p>Which leads us to a series of rumors involving name receivers who might be on the move this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper Kupp, Davante Adams and\u00a0Deebo Samuel\u00a0are among the names being bandied about in ways that are more than just rumor.<\/p>\n<p>But there is also gossip &#8211; up until Friday nothing substantiated as more than that outside of FOX&#8217;s Jay Glazer sort of loosely saying Seattle might listen if offered a massive deal &#8211; in\u00a0the form of the freakishly athletic\u00a0Seattle Seahawks\u00a0receiver D.K. Metcalf.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-41144590ca1c4aa9b68e8ce0bde47b3d\" data-google-query-id=\"CJud9tfs54sDFahYDwIdO1Imow\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/a41bbfa4987f5a4f155de16849cee10b.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It is possible that the Seahawks are simply ready to turn the page on Metcalf, who has one year and $32 million remaining on his deal, while featuring Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the No. 1 guy.<\/p>\n<p>And along with that number would likely come Metcalf&#8217;s request for an extension &#8211; a reasonable thought as he&#8217;s still only 27 years old. (He&#8217;s presently got a $31.8 million cap hit for 2025 &#8230; so a reworking would seen necessary.)<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-ec5bbdd35c5d4e918b8a11b6a97fbabc\" data-google-query-id=\"CJyd9tfs54sDFahYDwIdO1Imow\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_7\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>One report out of Green Bay suggests that the Packers are working on a trade with Seattle that would send out their\u00a0No. 23 overall pick and either Romeo Doubs or Dontayvion Wicks in exchange for Metcalf.<\/p>\n<p>From a Dallas perspective? If this is a viable idea for the Packers &#8230; why can&#8217;t it be a viable idea for the Cowboys?<\/p>\n<p>This sort of trade would give Dak Prescott one of the league&#8217;s best receiver duos in CeeDee Lamb and Metcalf. &#8230; and it would also reunite D.K. with his first coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, who now happens to be the head coach in Dallas.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-0a088b2ab7cb4701af755bc3c25883ac\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ2d9tfs54sDFahYDwIdO1Imow\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_8__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_8\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_8\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There is no set trade price here to go along with the gossip; we&#8217;d suggest there is no way Dallas would trade its No. 12 overall pick for Metcalf, seeing the better wisdom in simply using that selection to add &#8220;the next D.K.&#8221; &#8230; or somebody akin to that.<\/p>\n<p>But generally speaking &#8211; while also acknowledging Cowboys Nation&#8217;s well-earned skepticism &#8211;\u00a0 the philosophy behind Dallas being aggressive &#8220;wildcatters&#8221; here is a valid one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a Dallas perspective? 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