The Dallas Cowboys traded up in last year’s NFL Draft in
order to acquire cornerback Morris Claiborne. This year, the team isn’t
interested in moving up in the draft, as owner/general manager Jerry Jones told
reporters – including Jon Machota of The Dallas News – that trading down is a “realistic
possibility.”
“There’s enough depth in this draft that you sure want to keep your ears open for trades, because you could very well get as good or better player at another level,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Monday. “And we will have our minds open. We won’t be doing a lot before the draft, fielding many calls. It’ll probably be happening right there on draft day.”
The Cowboys have the No. 18 selection in the draft. Dallas
could simply find a player they like in the spot the currently occupy rather
than moving up or down. However, Jones implied that if Dallas does go one way
or the other, it’s probably more likely that you’d see the team move down.
Jones and the Cowboys appear to like the depth that the
draft provides. This could certainly be true, but it’s another way of saying
that there aren’t many high-profile players that teams will be falling over
each other to move up and select.
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