Losing key WR to IR should have Cowboys rethinking Davante Adams trade interest

Cooks logged 657 yards and eight scores last season, good for third on the team behind tight end Jake Ferguson and star wideout CeeDee Lamb, who signed a massive extension in August.

Speculation has been brewing over whether Dallas would consider acquiring Las Vegas Raiders receiver Davante Adams, who requested a trade on Tuesday. The Cowboys are reportedly on the list of teams Adams would find acceptable moving to.

However, team senior vice president Stephen Jones, son of owner Jerry Jones, put a damper on that speculation Thursday when he told San Antonio's Sports Star a trade for Adams would be "a long putt."

"No. I don’t think there is anything to that. We just signed our No. 1 guy (CeeDee Lamb) and (Adams) is a No. 1 receiver," Jones said on the radio broadcast. "When you have the challenges cap-wise that we have, that would be a long putt for us."

Regardless of the cap situation, Jones' father was adamant in April that the team would be going "all-in" this season. A move for Adams would definitely back that motto up substantially.

Losing Cooks to injured reserve heading into a stretch of schedule that could see Dallas go 0-4 in that time might warrant busting the bank to keep any championship aspirations alive.