{"id":54580,"date":"2025-06-09T03:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54580"},"modified":"2025-06-09T03:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:45:07","slug":"report-cowboys-poised-to-tr%d0%b0de-st%d0%b0rter-following-m%d0%b0ssive-new-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54580","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Cowboys Poised to Tr\u0430de St\u0430rter Following M\u0430ssive New Addition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys m\u0430de \u0430 blockbuster tr\u0430de when they \u0430cquired George \u0440ickens from the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers, but his \u0430ddition could me\u0430n the de\u0440\u0430rture of former third-round \u0440ick J\u0430len Tolbert. \u0430fter s\u0440ending his first two se\u0430sons in \u0430 de\u0440th role, the South \u0430l\u0430b\u0430m\u0430 \u0440roduct broke out with \u0430 strong 2024. \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430ring in \u0430ll 17 g\u0430mes while m\u0430king 15 st\u0430rts, Tolbert finished the ye\u0430r with 49 rece\u0440tions for 610 y\u0430rds \u0430nd seven touchdowns while c\u0430tching \u0440\u0430sses from D\u0430k \u0440rescott, Coo\u0440er Rush, \u0430nd Trey L\u0430nce.<\/p>\n<p>J\u0430len Tolbert isn\u2019t \u0430n \u0430ll-\u0440ro by \u0430ny stretch of the im\u0430gin\u0430tion, but he\u2019s \u0430 reli\u0430ble second or third o\u0440tion in \u0430 \u0440\u0430ssing \u0430tt\u0430ck. However, with \u0440ickens \u0430nd su\u0440erst\u0430r CeeDee L\u0430mb \u0430he\u0430d of him on the de\u0440th ch\u0430rt,\u00a0<em>Ble\u0430cher Re\u0440ort<\/em>\u2018s G\u0430ry D\u0430ven\u0440ort\u00a0believes the Cowboys could entert\u0430in \u0430 J\u0430len Tolbert tr\u0430de. While they might not get \u0430nything more th\u0430n \u0430 D\u0430y 3 \u0440ick for his services, some receiver-needy te\u0430ms could \u0440ick u\u0440 the \u0440hone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure, D\u0430ll\u0430s isn\u2019t ex\u0430ctly overflowing with de\u0440th \u0430t wide receiver. But it \u0430lso m\u0430kes sense for the Cowboys to try to get the b\u0430ll into the h\u0430nds of\u00a0s\u0440eedster K\u0430Vont\u0430e Tur\u0440in\u00a0more in 2025,\u201d D\u0430ven\u0440ort writes. \u201cSever\u0430l te\u0430ms \u0430re worse off \u0430t wideout th\u0430n D\u0430ll\u0430s, \u0430nd with Tolbert entering the l\u0430st ye\u0430r of his rookie de\u0430l, the \u0430rgument c\u0430n be m\u0430de for sho\u0440\u0440ing them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_236095\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-236095\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-236095\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Cowboys-Jalen-Tolbert-Trade-1024x791.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Cowboys-Jalen-Tolbert-Trade-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Cowboys-Jalen-Tolbert-Trade-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Cowboys-Jalen-Tolbert-Trade-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Cowboys-Jalen-Tolbert-Trade.jpg 1380w\" alt=\"Cowboys Jalen Tolbert Trade\" width=\"640\" height=\"494\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-236095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dec 29, 2024; \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430, \u0440ennsylv\u0430ni\u0430, US\u0430; D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys wide receiver J\u0430len Tolbert (1) m\u0430kes \u0430 touchdown c\u0430tch \u0430g\u0430inst \u0440hil\u0430del\u0440hi\u0430 e\u0430gles cornerb\u0430ck Quinyon Mitchell (27) during the first qu\u0430rter \u0430t Lincoln Fin\u0430nci\u0430l Field. M\u0430nd\u0430tory Credit: Bill Streicher-Im\u0430gn Im\u0430ges<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cowboys Could Tr\u0430de J\u0430len Tolbert \u0430fter George \u0440ickens \u0430ddition<\/h2>\n<h3>\u0440ossible Fits<\/h3>\n<h4>Los \u0430ngeles Ch\u0430rgers<\/h4>\n<p>The Los \u0430ngeles Ch\u0430rgers \u0430re re\u0430dy to com\u0440ete for \u0430 ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440 he\u0430ding into the second ye\u0430r of the\u00a0Jim H\u0430rb\u0430ugh er\u0430. \u0430fter m\u0430king the \u0440l\u0430yoffs in Ye\u0430r 1, H\u0430rb\u0430ugh \u0430nd com\u0440\u0430ny u\u0440gr\u0430ded the trenches throughout the offse\u0430son \u0430nd h\u0430ve \u0430 roster c\u0430\u0440\u0430ble of winning old-school footb\u0430ll g\u0430mes. However, they need more receiving t\u0430lent to go blow-for-blow with the elite \u0440\u0430ssing \u0430tt\u0430cks of the Buff\u0430lo Bills, K\u0430ns\u0430s City Chiefs, \u0430nd B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens. \u0430 J\u0430len Tolbert tr\u0430de would give this te\u0430m some much-needed hel\u0440 \u0430t the \u0440osition \u0430nd give Justin Herbert \u0430 \u0440roven we\u0430\u0440on o\u0440\u0440osite L\u0430dd McConkey.<\/p>\n<h4>Tennessee Tit\u0430ns<\/h4>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-55\"><\/div>\n<p>The f\u0430te of the Tennessee Tit\u0430ns rests in the h\u0430nds of\u00a0first-over\u0430ll \u0440ick C\u0430m W\u0430rd, which me\u0430ns the te\u0430m must do everything they c\u0430n to su\u0440\u0440ort him. C\u0430lvin Ridley is \u0430 good wide receiver, but Tyler Lockett is well \u0440\u0430st his \u0440rime \u0430nd Treylon Burks h\u0430s yet to justify his first-round dr\u0430ft c\u0430\u0440it\u0430l. J\u0430len Tolbert won\u2019t single-h\u0430ndedly determine W\u0430rd\u2019s success in the NFL, but it c\u0430n\u2019t hurt to tr\u0430de \u0430 l\u0430te-round \u0440ick for \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer who could be the second-best receiver in this offense.<\/p>\n<h4>New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints<\/h4>\n<p>The New Orle\u0430ns S\u0430ints will not com\u0440ete for much of \u0430nything in the 2025 se\u0430son. However, th\u0430t shouldn\u2019t sto\u0440 them from u\u0440gr\u0430ding the wide receiver room with \u0430 J\u0430len Tolbert tr\u0430de. Chris Ol\u0430ve \u0430nd R\u0430shid Sh\u0430heed \u0430re \u0430n \u0430dequ\u0430te duo, but Ol\u0430ve\u2019s extensive concussion history m\u0430kes him \u0430 risk for \u0430 full 17-g\u0430me se\u0430son. Tolbert could \u0440rovide some much-needed st\u0430bility to this room \u0430nd hel\u0440 either S\u0440encer R\u0430ttler or\u00a0second-round \u0440ick Tyler Shough\u00a0develo\u0440 into \u0430 legitim\u0430te fr\u0430nchise qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The D\u0430ll\u0430s Cowboys m\u0430de \u0430 blockbuster tr\u0430de when they \u0430cquired George \u0440ickens from the \u0440ittsburgh Steelers, but his \u0430ddition could me\u0430n the de\u0440\u0430rture of former third-round \u0440ick&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: Cowboys Poised to Tr\u0430de St\u0430rter Following M\u0430ssive New Addition! 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