{"id":32039,"date":"2025-03-10T08:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32039"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:51:35","slug":"breaking-cowboys-learn-of-new-trade-asking-price-on-d-k-metcalf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32039","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys Learn Of New Trade Asking Price on D.K. Metcalf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRISCO &#8211;\u00a0D.K. Metcalf has requested a trade from the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks, and Seattle seems ready to comply.<\/p>\n<p>The two problems &#8211; for anybody dreaming of a pairing with\u00a0CeeDee Lamb\u00a0on the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys, or for most any other team, really &#8211; comes down to the double-whammy price tag.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, those two receivers together in Dallas would immediately be one of the most lethal receiver duos in the\u00a0NFL.<\/p>\n<p>But initially, after hearing what Seattle and Metcalf are expecting in return from his trade &#8230; the Cowboys had reason to quit dreaming.<\/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=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-17651eb23e234b20958842d54e4b6ed6\" data-google-query-id=\"CPzup9mQ_4sDFYDIFgUdSbMeuw\" 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=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Reports initially said the Seahawks are seeking a first-round and third-round draft pick in exchange for Metcalf. Then, D.K. expects a new contract offer valued at around $30 million a year.<\/p>\n<p>That second number might be exorbitant.<\/p>\n<p>But that first number definitely is.<\/p>\n<p>But now a change.<\/p>\n<p>Updates now suggest that Seattle has lowered its asking price to just a &#8220;second-round pick &#8230; a much more palatable ask for Dallas or any of the other teams that are calling the Seahawks.<\/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=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-8478622ec1404962b130ba6936accdee\" data-google-query-id=\"CKPDp9mQ_4sDFb7fFgUdsDEQUg\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There are presently six other receivers &#8211; including Lamb &#8211; who make north of $30 million a year in the NFL. The rest of that list:\u00a0Minnesota&#8217;s Justin Jefferson, Philadelphia&#8217;s A.J. Brown, Detroit&#8217;s Amon-Ra St. Brown, Miami&#8217;s\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u00a0and San Francisco&#8217;s\u00a0Brandon Aiyuk.<\/p>\n<p>Does Metcalf deserves to be in that upper echelon? Maybe. But Cowboys COO Stephen Jones has talked cautiously about &#8220;paying twice&#8221; &#8230; in a new contract and a costly trade.<\/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=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-11a28414cf0642b3aa3b713607f5aad8\" data-google-query-id=\"CKTDp9mQ_4sDFb7fFgUdsDEQUg\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_7__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/06cc65f5138846a6425c6759c9c85dff.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" 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=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>So while we don&#8217;t see Metcalf in Dallas &#8211; the Cowboys might chase another Seattle name in just-cut Tyler Lockett, who like D.K. is a protege of former &#8216;Hawks\u00a0offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, now the Cowboys head coach &#8211; we are seeing Seattle&#8217;s asking price move in a way that makes a trade of some sort seem much more likely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\">\n<div class=\"m-card--media\"><a class=\"m-card--image-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/brian-schottenheimers-dallas-cowboys-trade-rumors-heat-up-as-dk-metcalf-seeks-move-rumor\" rel=\"\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEzMTU5NDkwNzcyNTQyOTI3\/dk-metcalf-and-the-cowboys.webp 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEzMTU5NDkwNzcyNTQyOTI3\/dk-metcalf-and-the-cowboys.webp 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEzMTU5NDkwNzcyNTQyOTI3\/dk-metcalf-and-the-cowboys.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_220\/MjEzMTU5NDkwNzcyNTQyOTI3\/dk-metcalf-and-the-cowboys.jpg 220w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_320\/MjEzMTU5NDkwNzcyNTQyOTI3\/dk-metcalf-and-the-cowboys.jpg 320w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_640\/MjEzMTU5NDkwNzcyNTQyOTI3\/dk-metcalf-and-the-cowboys.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"220px\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRISCO &#8211;\u00a0D.K. 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