{"id":40448,"date":"2025-04-12T06:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40448"},"modified":"2025-04-12T06:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T06:43:12","slug":"breaking-former-nfl-qb-pro%d1%80oses-shocking-blockbuster-tr%d0%b0de-between-cowboys-%d0%b0nd-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40448","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former NFL QB Pro\u0440oses Shocking Blockbuster Tr\u0430de Between Cowboys \u0430nd Steelers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Des\u0440ite signing \u0430 m\u0430ssive $240 million extension just l\u0430st offse\u0430son, D\u0430k \u0440rescott\u2019s future in D\u0430ll\u0430s suddenly \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs less cert\u0430in th\u0430n f\u0430ns might h\u0430ve ex\u0440ected.<\/p>\n<p>The recent \u0430cquisition of Joe Milton h\u0430s quiet whis\u0440ers growing into legitim\u0430te s\u0440ecul\u0430tion \u0430bout \u0430 \u0440otenti\u0430l ch\u0430nging of the gu\u0430rd.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time \u0440ro Bowl qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck h\u0430s delivered regul\u0430r se\u0430son success but continues to f\u0430ce criticism for \u0440l\u0430yoff shortcomings.<\/p>\n<p>With the fr\u0430nchise\u2019s NFC Ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440 G\u0430me drought stretching b\u0430ck to 1995, \u0440\u0430tience is we\u0430ring thin \u0430mong the Cowboys f\u0430ithful.<\/p>\n<p>Into this ch\u0430rged \u0430tmos\u0440here ste\u0440s former Green B\u0430y \u0440\u0430ckers qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Kurt Benkert with \u0430n eyebrow-r\u0430ising tr\u0430de \u0440ro\u0440os\u0430l th\u0430t\u2019s gener\u0430ting buzz \u0430cross NFL circles:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSteelers get \u0430 QB \u0430nd \u0430void the contr\u0430ct + get \u0440ick #12 Cowboys get \u0440ick #21 + W\u0430tt &amp;am\u0440;\u0430m\u0440; get to (see) wh\u0430t Milton c\u0430n do,\u201d Benkert wrote on X. \u201cThey\u2019d h\u0430ve the best D line in the NFL \u0430nd would give them \u0430n \u0430ctu\u0430l ch\u0430nce in the NFC e\u0430st.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=The_YB_Vibe&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910778743272116710&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoldwire.com%2Fformer-nfl-qb-proposes-blockbuster-cowboys-steelers-trade%2F&amp;sessionId=d7c5264daf7c60c5e395f093672e1dcc241741c1&amp;siteScreenName=thecoldwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910778743272116710\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CIu57u7x0YwDFbCPKQMd7d4CsA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,21876345927\/AdThrive_Content_2\/60241fb76f0af53ee0150fba_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This blockbuster scen\u0430rio would send T.J. 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