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New details emerge on Cowboys trade Jerry Jones confirmed

By Jordan Sigler | Last updated Nov 3, 2025 7:19 PM ET

On Monday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed that the team made a trade that would help the team get a player on the field "immediately" for Week 10.

"A lot of action going on right now in terms of trading, we certainly have made a trade and we may make a couple more trades before that deadline,” Jones said during an appearance on Sirius XM Radio, via Calvin Watkins of the Dallas Morning News.

“We’ve made one. We possibly could make two more and I’m going to wait and let you read about that when we send the papers in tomorrow.”

Jones declined to provide any more details as to what team the Cowboys traded with or for what player. Tuesday's official trade deadline is 4 p.m. EST.

More details emerge on the Dallas Cowboys' trade

On Monday evening, NFL insider Jordan Schultz provided a few more details on the confirmed trade. Dallas had previously had discussions regarding linebackers and defensive ends with multiple teams.

The Cowboys had talks with the Cincinnati Bengals for defensive end Trey Hendrickson and linebacker Logan Wilson. Dallas also spoke with the Miami Dolphins for pass-rusher Bradley Chubb.

My understanding is the #Cowboys have spoken to the Bengals on DE Trey Hendrickson and LB Logan Wilson, and to the Dolphins on OLB Bradley Chubb. They’ve had talks with other teams as well.

“At least one deal is getting done somewhere,” a source said. https://t.co/4I9xwOn9my
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) November 3, 2025

The timing of the trade is somewhat curious. Dallas is 3-4-1 before getting set to host the 2-5 Arizona Cardinals on "Monday Night Football."

Frankly, the trade makes Monday night's contest even more of a high-stakes game for the Cowboys. If they lose to Arizona, Dallas might have given up precious draft capital for an incoming player to join a 3-5-1 team with an almost impossible chance to make the postseason.

Even if Dallas wins on Monday night, the team's odds of making the playoffs (to say nothing of being a Super Bowl contender) still aren't great.

The NFC's current No. 7 seed is a tie between the 5-3 Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears. The Bears own the tiebreaker over Dallas because of the Cowboys' loss in Chicago earlier this season. Dallas will play the Lions on Dec. 4.

As the No. 11 team in the NFC before Monday night's game, the Cowboys should have considered selling on Tuesday. There was no need for Jones to make a trade before playing the Cardinals.

Jordan Sigler

Jordan Sigler is a sports writer with a decade of experience as a journalist, including his time as a breaking news/day cops reporter for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. His sports coverage across the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, and college football world has also been featured at ChiCitySports, Gridiron Heroics, Pro Football Network, and Athlon Sports. Based in Austin, Texas, Jordan graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from Texas Tech University in 2014

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