{"id":43557,"date":"2025-04-24T03:02:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43557"},"modified":"2025-04-24T03:02:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:02:25","slug":"breaking-cowboys-may-be-close-to-pulling-off-major-offseason-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43557","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cowboys May Be Close to Pulling Off Major Offseason Move.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2182722397-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2182722397-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2182722397-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2182722397-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"461\" data-img-load-time=\"678\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Dallas Cowboys may be working on getting a star player to the team, in a major move amid 2025 NFL Draft prep.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0are putting together their roster for 2025, and owner Jerry Jones is indicating that the team will do more than bring on new players in the 2025 NFL Draft. They\u2019ll likely go with a wide receiver for their No. 12 pick in the draft, or at least that\u2019s the general prediction, but Dallas could certainly use more help in that position. Having a veteran wouldn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with the press on Tuesday, April 22, in a\u00a0pre-draft news conference, Jones said that team is working on \u201cpretty substantive trades\u201d for players, although he didn\u2019t elaborate on that comment or give any real specifics other than stating that they are talking with other teams.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0NFLPA figures, the Cowboys have more than $37 million in\u00a0salary cap space. Now, NFL analysts and experts think they\u2019ll use that to bring along a star wide receiver from a rival in the NFC.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dallas Cowboys May Get \u2018Dream Fit\u2019 Wide Receiver<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0Detroit Lions\u2018\u00a0Jameson Williams\u00a0is one of the most talked-about wide receivers right now. The Lions have until May 1 to decide if they will pick up his fifth-year option. He\u2019s a first-round pick from 2022, and since Detroit has already spent a lot of dough on their offensive line, there\u2019s major talk that they might part with him.<\/p>\n<p>In an April 23 feature for The Laundry Hat,\u00a0Jerry Trotta says Williams\u00a0\u201cwould be a dream fit\u201d with Cowboys quarterback\u00a0Dak Prescott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Williams isn\u2019t a top-drawer wideout, he is as explosive as any WR in the league and only turned 24 in March,\u201d Trotta stated. \u201cHe didn\u2019t play much as a rookie after tearing his ACL late in his final season at Alabama and served a four-game suspension in 2023 for violating the NFL\u2019s gambling policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWilliams was then hit with a two-game ban last season for violating the NFL\u2019s performance-enhancing drugs policy, but he played in every other game in the regular season and produced at a high level, catching 58 of 91 targets for 1,001 yards and seven scores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trotta notes that Williams also ranked inside the top five at the position in yards per catch (17.3) and yards after the catch per reception (8.4),\u00a0according to PFF.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5J23oBtVNw?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Wide Receiver Would Be an \u2018Exciting Addition\u2019 to the Cowboys<\/h2>\n<p>Christian Booher, in an April 22 piece for Sports Illustrated,\u00a0agrees, stating that Williams\u00a0\u201cwould be an exciting addition and add a new layer to new head coach Brian Schottenheimer\u2019s offense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds, \u201cWith Jerry Jones likely eager to quickly get the team back to contention, he could be eager to make a splash. Trading for Williams would do just that, and the Cowboys have 10 draft picks this year to try to make a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brad Berreman of SideLion Report\u00a0echoes that sentiment, stating in an April 23 piece, \u201cJones likes to try to make big splashes, even if they\u2019re mostly imagined in his head as big splashes, and the Cowboys need a wide receiver to complement\u00a0CeeDee Lamb. Williams would be a nice addition, and the Lions might be able to fleece Jones in a trade.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Dallas Cowboys may be working on getting a star player to the team, in a major move amid 2025 NFL Draft prep. 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