{"id":30018,"date":"2025-03-02T09:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30018"},"modified":"2025-03-02T09:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T09:44:24","slug":"breaking-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-under-fire-after-wsh-trades-day-3-pick-for-deebo-samuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30018","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Under Fire After WSH Trades Day-3 Pick for Deebo Samuel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Dallas Cowboys haven’t been the shrewdest of organizations over the last several years, particularly when it comes to the trade market — a fact shown starkly when contrasting their biggest moves against the deal the Washington Commanders just made to land former All-Pro wide receiver Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\n

Washington sent San Francisco a fifth-round pick for Samuel on Saturday, March 1. He will play next season at 29 years old and has amassed 334 receptions for\u00a04<\/a>,792 yards and 22 touchdowns along with 1,143 rushing yards and 20 scores across his six-year NFL career.<\/p>\n

The Commanders now have the one-two pass-catching punch of Terry McLaurin and Samuel to serve as targets for star rookie QB Jayden Daniels, who led the team to the NFC Championship game in January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dallas, on the other hand, has made two meaningful trades involving receivers in the past three years and clearly lost both of them.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys sent Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns in 2022 for a fifth-round pick and a sixth-round pick swap. Cooper went on to tally\u00a02,660 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns\u00a0in 38 games played, while also making a Pro Bowl, before Cleveland shipped him and a sixth-rounder to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for third- and seventh-round picks.<\/p>\n

Then, just ahead of the 2024 trade deadline, Dallas surrendered a fourth-round pick to the Carolina Panthers for wideout Jonathan Mingo and a seventh-round selection. Mingo caught just\u00a05 passes for 46 yards\u00a0and failed to find the end zone in eight appearances for the Cowboys.<\/p>\n

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Jones caught a good deal of criticism from fans and analysts alike following that head-scratching deal, which has proved to be a bust — at least in terms of immediate results. After Washington’s trade for Samuel on Saturday, the harsh characterizations of Jones and the Cowboys renewed on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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