FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys acquired extensive receiver Jonathan Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round choose from the Carolina Panthers for a 2025 fourth-round choose earlier than Tuesday’s commerce deadline.
Mingo, a second-round choose in 2023 out of Mississippi, has 12 receptions for 121 yards this season. He has one catch previously 4 video games and has solely two video games in his profession with greater than 4 catches.
In Carolina, Mingo was behind 2024 first-round choose Xavier Legette, undrafted rookie Jalen Coker and 2017 seventh-round choose David Moore, regardless of the hamstring harm sustained by Adam Thielen and the commerce of Diontae Johnson.
Getting a fourth-round choose for Mingo after sending the Baltimore Ravens a 2025 sixth-round choose and Johnson to Baltimore for a 2025 fifth-rounder final week needed to really feel like a win for Carolina normal supervisor Dan Morgan, who’s attempting to rebuild the 2-7 Panthers who seem headed for a seventh straight dropping season.
After Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons that dropped Dallas to 3-5, Cowboys proprietor and normal supervisor Jerry Jones mentioned the staff has “some issues within the mill” for a commerce however doesn’t anticipate a blockbuster deal.
Whereas not mentioning Mingo by title, Jones mentioned Tuesday on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas that the receiver the Cowboys would purchase was any person they felt extremely about through the draft course of.
In 2018, the Cowboys traded a first-round choose to the Oakland Raiders for extensive receiver Amari Cooper and noticed their season flip round, ending 10-6, profitable the NFC East and a playoff sport.
This commerce isn’t that, nevertheless it provides the Cowboys depth at a place this 12 months and for the longer term with Mingo beneath contract for 2 extra seasons.
All-Professional receiver CeeDee Lamb is coping with a sprained AC joint in his proper shoulder, however Mike McCarthy was hopeful he would be capable of play Sunday in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles. Brandin Cooks is eligible to start working towards this week, however he’s anticipated to proceed his rehab from knee surgical procedure.
Whereas Jalen Tolbert (30 catches, 353 yards, three touchdowns) has been productive, the Cowboys’ Nos. 4-6 receivers have mixed for 25 catches and one landing.
ESPN’s David Newton contributed to this report.
