<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dallas-cowboys-sneakiest-2025-nfl-free-agency-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dallas Cowboys sneakiest 2025 NFL free agency signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dallas-Cowboys-sneakiest-2025-NFL-free-agency-signing.jpg"><figcaption>4/3/25</figcaption></figure><h1>Dallas Cowboys sneakiest 2025 NFL free agency signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T15:04:53-07:00">April 3rd, 3:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T15:04:53-07:00">April 3rd, 3:04pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/3-players-dallas-cowboys-must-avoid-in-2025-nfl-draft">Dallas Cowboys go into</a> every season with the hope of winning the NFC East title and making a long run in the playoffs. The teams’ many fans have largely been disappointed for years, and the 2024 season was no exception.</p><p>The Cowboys won the NFC East crown in 2023 and while they got smoked in the Wild Card round of the playoffs by the upstart Green Bay Packers, there was no reason to think that defeat would carry over to 2024. Yet, that’s just what happened.</p><p>Injuries may have played a role in a brutal 7-10 season, but Jerry Jones saw his team fall short in nearly every crucial moment. The Eagles ruled the NFC East with the Washington Commanders pushing them hard in second place. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-fans-love-latest-dak-prescott-injury-update">The Cowboys</a> were basically out of playoff contention with more than a month left in the season.</p><p>The leadership of Mike McCarthy was questionable throughout his tenure with the Cowboys and Jones made the announcement that he would not be coming back for the 2025 season. That job has gone to Brian Schottenheimer and the move was not widely applauded.</p><p>Schottenheimer, the son of the late legendary Marty Schottenheimer, had been the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator. He had done little to distinguish himself as the Cowboys <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team">finished 16th</a> in yards per game and were a non-descript 21st in points per game.</p><p>The Cowboys defense was also an issue, as that unit <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense">ranked 28th</a> in yards allowed at 355.2 per game.</p><p>The Cowboys have been busy in the offseason in an attempt to give Schottenheimer an improved team in 2025, perhaps one that can make a run at the Eagles for division title.</p><h2><b>Cowboys make key changes on defense, including the return of Dante Fowler</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dante-Fowler-could-be-a-big-addition-for-the-Cowboys.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A pair of trades should help the defense upgrade its performance. The Cowboys acquired CB Kaiir Elam from the Buffalo Bills and LB Kenneth Murray from the Tennessee Titans.</p><p>They have also been busy in free agency attempting to add hungry players. These are not necessarily superstars, but players who will leave it all on the field on an every game basis. They include DT Solomon Thomas, LB Jack Sanborn and Edge rusher Payton Turner.</p><p>However, the sneakiest signing may be bringing in edge rusher Dante Fowler back into the fold after a year with the Washington Commanders.</p><p>The return of Fowler represents a very rare move in professional sports. Players who are traded or leave one team through free agency usually do not return to the team they left. It is often discussed on sports-talk radio that if a player leaves, he could come back in a year as a more accomplished player and become a star.</p><p>That is basically a fantasy, but in the case of Fowler it is reality. He has a real chance to become a star in Dallas.</p><p>He signed a one-year contract with the Commanders prior to the 2024 season and he had an excellent year in Washington. Fowler was a big-time producer for head coach Dan Quinn with 39 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss and 12 quarterback hits.</p><p>The edge rusher also had 2 forced fumbles and an interception that he returned 67 yards for a touchdown.</p><p>Fowler returns to the Cowboys after signing a one-year, $6 million deal. That could turn out to be a bargain for the Cowboys if he can come close to the production he had last year with the Commanders.</p><h2><b>Fowler knows that a big season is a must if he wants to continue to earn millions in the NFL</b></h2><p>The 31-year-old has played for five teams in his career and has moved around quite a bit for a player who was the No. 3 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.</p><p>Fowler has played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, Cowboys and Commanders. His best season came with the Rams in 2019 as he had 58 tackles, 11.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, 16 QB hits, 6 passes defense, 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.</p><p>Fowler’s lack of consistency has been an issue, but the Cowboys clearly believe that he has turned the corner in that area after last year’s performance. He could be prepared to put huge numbers on the board that could result in a second consecutive season with double-digit sacks.</p><p>If he is able to do that from his left defensive end position — opposite Micah Parsons on the right side — the Cowboys defense could be considerably stronger than it was a year ago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dallas Cowboys sneakiest 2025 NFL free agency signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/3-players-dallas-cowboys-must-avoid-in-2025-nfl-draft');   ga('set', 'title', '3 players Dallas Cowboys must avoid in 2025 NFL Draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/X-players-Dallas-Cowboys-must-avoid-in-2025-NFL-Draft-.jpg"></figure><h1>3 players Dallas Cowboys must avoid in 2025 NFL Draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T13:55:13-07:00">April 3rd, 1:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T13:57:37-07:00">April 3rd, 1:57pm</time><address><a>Lorenzo J Reyna</a>Lorenzo J Reyna has joined ClutchPoints as Associate Editor of NFL &amp; NCAA Football. He's equipped with past experience for both realms through his recent stops at Pro Football Network and Heavy while also writing for 247Sports. His Twitter/X handle is @LJ_Reyna and his Instagram is @lj_zo_rey.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys created a profound history in scoring big in past drafts. Jerry Jones and company have found cornerstones like Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and Micah Parsons here. Even plucked future Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin via the NFL Draft.</p><p>But the 2025 version presents a critical class for the Cowboys. This is the first through Brian Schottenheimer as head coach, who’s already a perplexing head coaching hire. But now he can show his draft smarts.</p><p>Dallas must swing big at No. 12 to win back restless Cowboys fans. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dan-orlovsky-believes-draft-pick-sneakily-improve-dallas">Tetairoa McMillan of Arizona is a trending Dallas fit</a>. The Cowboys are even urged to grab <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/3-reasons-cowboys-must-draft-ashton-jeanty">Boise State star Ashton Jeanty</a>. The latter is a Texas native from Frisco.</p><p>There’s first round talent the Cowboys must avoid, however. We’re presenting three names Dallas is better off passing on. It’s based off recent offseason work, film study and likely having a hard time fitting into the roster. Here are the three first round talents to avoid if you’re the Cowboys.</p><h2><b>Will Campbell, OT, LSU </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Will-Campbell-of-LSU.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Dallas already drafted someone who plays Campbell’s position. Tyler Guyton is the tackle of the future.</p><p>Campbell sounds enticing for Dallas. Particularly with keeping Prescott upright. But he struggles against stunts. That flaw lowers his chances to deliver consistency against the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders. Both are known for stout trench play and hitting offensive lines with linemen twists.</p><p>Replacing the retired Zack Martin is the more pressing need along the line. Dallas can hold off until later rounds to address the OL. Besides, Campbell is still garnering top 10 projections. Bruce Feldman of The Athletic <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6246631/2025/04/02/nfl-mock-draft-2025-bruce-feldman/" rel="noopener">now has the towering tackle going ninth overall</a> to the New Orleans Saints, who now have ex-Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore as head coach.</p><h2><b>Will Johnson, CB, Michigan </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Will-Johnson-running-with-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cornerback is a need here in Dallas. Even with Pro Bowlers Trevon Diggs and DaRon Bland.</p><p>Johnson will entice teams with his ball skills. He returned three interceptions back for touchdowns. But his speed rises as a concern.</p><p>The towering 6-foot-2 defender reportedly ran a 4.48. He must run against a gauntlet of speed in the NFC East to survive. Names like DeVonta Smith, Terry McLaurin, newcomer Deebo Samuel, and Malik Nabers are capable of feasting on him. Johnson is even fooled by double moves — which leads to burnt coverage. Johnson would need to rely on his ball greed plus Diggs/Bland to bail him out in order to survive in Dallas.</p><h2><b>Shemar Stewart, edge, Texas A&amp;M </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Shemar-Stewart-breaks-past-an-offensive-lineman.jpg"><figcaption>© Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Stewart rose on draft boards after going crazy with his NFL Combine workout. He looks like a defensive end need here.</p><p>Except Stewart comes with some field red flags. He looked like he trusted his speed and athleticism way more than technique. Opposing blockers still had their way with him. Stewart even looked defeated the moment an offensive lineman latched his hands onto his chest. The Aggies star comes with limited hand moves.</p><p>Dallas needs pass rush production from the ends moving forward. Chauncey Golston and Carl Lawson only piled five sacks apiece. Stewart looks more like a decoy to free up Parsons and everyone else. If Dallas seeks a stronger pass rusher, Stewart isn’t it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 players Dallas Cowboys must avoid in 2025 NFL Draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-backup-living-dream-patriots-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys new Dak Prescott backup living ‘dream’ after Patriots trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Former-New-England-Patriots-QB-Joe-Milton_b5dc4f.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys new Dak Prescott backup living ‘dream’ after Patriots trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T11:23:38-07:00">April 3rd, 11:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T11:23:38-07:00">April 3rd, 11:23am</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Several NFL teams showed interest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-eagles-steelers-raiders-teams-interest-patriots-qb-trade">in trading for quarterback Joe Milton III</a>, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-why-patriots-made-cowboys-trade-better-offer">Patriots chose to take the Dallas Cowboys offer</a> because that’s where Milton wanted to go. And now the new Dak Prescott backup is <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1907805929807966552" rel="noopener">living the dream</a> after the Patriots trade, according to a post on X by Jordan Schultz.</p><p>New #Cowboys QB Joe Milton III tells me: “My family grew up a Cowboys fan. My mom always had a Cowboys shirt on. She always talked about them. Living in Texas has been a longtime dream of mine. And now I’m with them. I’m ready to work.”</p><p>Milton made a splash in his late-season debut with the Patriots. He completed 22 of 29 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. Also, he rushed for a touchdown.</p><p>The Cowboys got him for a fifth-round pick in this year’s draft while also receiving the Patriots’ seventh-round selection.</p><p>And who knows? If Milton pans out quickly, the Cowboys could trade Prescott and have a low-priced quarterback to build the roster around.</p><h2><b>Cowboys QB Joe Milton called intriguing prospect</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Former-New-England-Patriots-QB-Joe-Milton.jpg"><figcaption>Chris Jones-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Milton got picked up by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He has impressed NFL scouts with the power of his arm. Some consider Milton to have the strongest arm in the league.</p><p>But whether that develops into consistent quarterback play remains to be seen. Perhaps the Cowboys think it will, according to comments <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-finalizing-trade-to-acquire-patriots-qb-joe-milton-iii" rel="noopener">before the trade</a> by co-owner Stephen Jones to dallascowboys.com.</p><p>“I think we look at the full package,” Jones said. “You’re probably not going to get all things just right or exactly what you want, but at the same time you want to get the very best guy that we think gives us the best chance to go out and compete with (Will) Grier and be good in that room with Dak and Grier.”</p><p>An interesting part of the move is the Cowboys replaced another athletic quarterback in Trey Lance, who had been acquired from the 49ers for a fourth-round pick in 2023.</p><p>Prescott is a nine-year veteran who missed nine games last season. He also missed five games in 2022 and 11 games in 2020. Prescott. In those nine seasons, Prescott has earned two Pro Bowl honors, including 2023 when he threw for 4,516 yards with 36 touchdowns and nine interceptions.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys new Dak Prescott backup living ‘dream’ after Patriots trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-eagles-steelers-raiders-teams-interest-patriots-qb-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Eagles, Steelers, Raiders among teams that had interest in Patriots QB trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cowboys-quarterback-Joe-Milton-III-1.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Eagles, Steelers, Raiders among teams that had interest in Patriots QB trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T10:02:12-07:00">April 3rd, 10:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T10:05:00-07:00">April 3rd, 10:05am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-new-backup-patriots-trade">New England Patriots traded Joe Milton III</a> to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday morning, picking up a 2025 fifth-round pick in return while also sending a 2025 seventh-round pick the other way. While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-rumors-why-patriots-made-cowboys-trade-better-offer">Cowboys were able to land Milton</a>, they weren’t the only team in the running for his services, as the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders, and New York Giants were all interested in him as well.</p><p>A sixth-round pick in the 2024 sixth-round pick, Milton shined in his only NFL action as a rookie, which came against the Buffalo Bills backups in Week 18. Milton threw for 241 yards, ran for another 16, and picked up a pair of touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) to lead New England to victory, although it resulted in them missing out on the No. 1 overall pick ironically enough. Now, Milton will head to the Cowboys despite a <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1907809290015973677" rel="noopener">slew of interest</a> across the league.</p><p>“My understanding is since Joe Milton became available at the start of the offseason, teams that showed interest included the Raiders, Eagles, Giants, Steelers and the Cowboys. The Patriots had a better offer for Milton but chose to send him where he wanted out of respect for him, per source,” Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported.</p><h2><b>Eagles, Steelers, Raiders come up short in quest to add Joe Milton III from Patriots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Joe-Milton-with-NE-Patriots.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>For some of these teams, it’s not hard to see why they were interested in Milton. The Steelers, Giants, and Raiders don’t have long-term answers at quarterback, which could conceivably have led to them giving Milton a shot under center. The Eagles and Cowboys, meanwhile, were looking for someone they could develop behind the scenes in the event they have a crisis at the position.</p><p>In the end, it was Dallas who ended up winning, even though they reportedly did not have the best offer on the table for Milton. The second-year passer made it clear, though, that he has quite a few Cowboys fans in his family, which could have influenced the Patriots when pulling off this trade. Now, Milton will get to work with his new team as Dak Prescott’s backup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Eagles, Steelers, Raiders among teams that had interest in Patriots QB trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-micah-parsons-hit-with-there-diss-amid-contract-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys’ Micah Parsons hit with ‘out there’ diss amid contract talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Micah-Parsons.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys’ Micah Parsons hit with ‘out there’ diss amid contract talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T09:54:41-07:00">April 3rd, 9:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T09:54:41-07:00">April 3rd, 9:54am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys paid Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb before last season, and this time around, Micah Parsons seems to be up next. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-jerry-jones-historic-micah-parsons-contract-offer-twist">Parsons is looking to have a big payday</a> after his play on the field has backed it up, but the next obstacle is trying to get it done in a timely manner. Some around the league have already talked about the potential deal, and had a diss for Parson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6244284/2025/04/03/nfl-free-agency-2025-nfc-execs-best-worst/" rel="noopener">regarding getting paid</a>, according to The Athletic’s Mike Sando.</p><p>“If you wait out Jerry (Jones), he will pay,” an exec said via Sando. “But there are people who think Parsons is ‘out there’ a little bit and might not be worth paying at the highest level, so it will be interesting to see where Dallas falls on that.”</p><p>Parsons has shown that he is one of the top pass rushers in the league, and after seeing how Myles Garrett and Maxx Crosby were rewarded this offseason, there’s no doubt that he will be looking to get around the same money.</p><h2><b>Micah Parsons looking for a big payday from Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Micah-Parsons.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There seems to have already been quite the dialogue between Jerry Jones and Parsons, and apparently, it <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6247691/2025/04/01/cowboys-micah-parsons-agent-jerry-jones-comment/" rel="noopener">hasn’t involved his agent</a>, David Mulugheta.</p><p>“The agent is not a factor here, or something to worry about, ” Jones said at the NFL annual league meeting. “And I don’t know his name. My point is, I’m not trying to demean him in any way, but this isn’t about an agent. The agent doesn’t have one thing to do with what we’re doing when we get on the football field.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-micah-parsons-calls-out-jerry-jones-alleged-contract-negotiations">Parsons caught wind of Jones’ statement</a>, and clap backed on social media defending Mulugheta, who is well known because of his top tier clients such as Jalen Ramsey and Jordan Love.</p><p>“David is the best and I will not be doing any deal without David Mulugheta involved! Like anyone with good sense I hired experts for a reason. There is no one I trust more when it comes to negotiating contracts than David! There will be no backdoors in this contract negotiation,” Parsons said on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Though this may not have any effect on Parsons’ contract talks, it will be interesting to see how much he get at the end of the day. There’s a chance that he can reset the market for pass rushers, or he can get around the same amount as the top players at the position.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys’ Micah Parsons hit with ‘out there’ diss amid contract talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/nfl-rumors-why-patriots-made-cowboys-trade-better-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Why Patriots made Cowboys trade over ‘better offer’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cowboys-quarterback-Joe-Milton-III.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Why Patriots made Cowboys trade over ‘better offer’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T08:50:12-07:00">April 3rd, 8:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T08:50:12-07:00">April 3rd, 8:50am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-new-backup-patriots-trade">England Patriots sent backup quarterback Joe Milton III</a> and a 2024 seventh-round pick to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick on Thursday morning in a move that was widely anticipated after the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-new-england-bringing-former-vikings-starting-back-up-drake-maye">signed Joshua Dobbs in free agency</a>. According to a recent report, the Patriots actually had a better offer on the table for Milton, but they opted to send him to the Cowboys for one big reason.</p><p>After getting selected in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft, Milton flashed his potential in Week 18 against the Buffalo Bills backups, throwing for 241 yards and a touchdown, while picking up 16 yards and another score on the ground. With <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1907809290015973677" rel="noopener">several other teams interested in him</a>, New England had an offer for Milton that was better than what Dallas was giving them. However, they chose to respect Milton’s wishes and send him to the Cowboys, taking a lesser deal in return.</p><p>“My understanding is since Joe Milton became available at the start of the offseason, teams that showed interest included the Raiders, Eagles, Giants, Steelers and the Cowboys. The Patriots had a better offer for Milton but chose to send him where he wanted out of respect for him, per source,” Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported.</p><h2><b>Patriots do right by Joe Milton III in sending him to the Cowboys</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Joe-Milton-III.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As Milton revealed shortly after this trade, he grew up a Cowboys fan with his family, which likely played a role in influencing him to find his way to Dallas. New England realized this, and they did what they could to find a way to make this deal work out for all parties involved. They may have passed up some extra draft capital, but getting a fifth rounder back for Milton isn’t anything to scoff at.</p><p>Now, Milton will join a Cowboys team that has Dak Prescott firmly entrenched as their starter. However, he’s their primary backup right now after the team lost Cooper Rush to the Baltimore Ravens in free agency, and Prescott’s extensive injury history could mean Milton will find his way onto the field in 2025. Ideally, that’s a bridge Dallas won’t have to cross, but in case they do, they covered their bases by picking up an intriguing prospect in Milton.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Why Patriots made Cowboys trade over ‘better offer’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/nfl-stories/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-new-backup-patriots-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys QB Dak Prescott gets new backup in Patriots trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cowboys-quarterback-Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cowboys QB Dak Prescott gets new backup in Patriots trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T07:23:33-07:00">April 3rd, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T08:21:07-07:00">April 3rd, 8:21am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys haven’t made many big moves this offseason, but they swung an interesting trade with the New England Patriots on Thursday morning. After losing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-baltimore-gives-lamar-jackson-new-12-2-million-backup">Cooper Rush to the Baltimore Ravens in free agency</a>, the Cowboys needed a new backup quarterback for Dak Prescott, which led them to swing a trade with the Patriots for Joe Milton III.</p><p>The Patriots selected Milton in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft, and he starred for them in their Week 18 victory over the Buffalo Bills which cost the team the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft. After throwing for 241 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 16 yards and another score, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/patriots-news-mike-vrabel-brutally-honest-qb-trade-rumors">Milton drew some interest on the trade market</a> this offseason, with Dallas <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1907798948015677633" rel="noopener">winning the sweepstakes for him</a>.</p><p>“Trade: New England is sending QB Joe Milton to the Dallas Cowboys, sources tell ESPN. With Cooper Rush going to Baltimore, Dallas now has a new backup for Dak Prescott,” Adam Schefter of ESPN reported.</p><p>“Compensation update: Patriots are trading QB Joe Milton and a 7th-round pick to the Cowboys in exchange for Dallas’ compensatory 5th-round pick, per sources,” Schefter would add shortly after the initial news broke.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Compensation update: Patriots are trading QB Joe Milton and a 7th-round pick to the Cowboys in exchange for Dallas’ compensatory 5th-round pick, per sources. <a href="https://t.co/Y7PP78plOj">https://t.co/Y7PP78plOj</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1907798948015677633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Cowboys get intriguing new backup for Dak Prescott</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Patriots-already-getting-Joe-Milton-trade-interest-after-Week-18-outburst.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s no question that, when he’s healthy, Prescott will be under center for the Cowboys. He’s dealt with injuries frequently throughout his career, though, as he only played in eight games last year before suffering a serious hamstring injury. In the event he can’t go, Dallas now has an intriguing prospect waiting behind in the wings in Milton, who showcased some serious potential during his rookie campaign.</p><p>With New England reportedly allowing Milton to <a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1907800093522104457" rel="noopener">seek a trade</a> given his path to starting with the Patriots is blocked off by Drake Maye, the Cowboys showed the most interest in him, and they managed to get a deal done. In an ideal world, Milton won’t take the field for Dallas in 2025, but they now have an interesting quarterback prospect developing behind the scenes in the event they need him, and as the Cowboys know best, you can never have too much depth at the most important position in the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott gets new backup in Patriots trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-fans-love-latest-dak-prescott-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys fans will love latest Dak Prescott injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Dallas-fans-will-love-latest-Dak-Prescott-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys fans will love latest Dak Prescott injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T18:42:31-07:00">April 2nd, 6:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T18:42:31-07:00">April 2nd, 6:42pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dallas-cowboys-bold-predictions-for-2024-nfl-season">Dallas Cowboys were a big disappointment in the 2024 NFL season</a>, as they won only seven games. Among the reasons for their struggles in that campaign was star quarterback Dak Prescott’s short season.</p><p>Prescott appeared in only eight games in 2024, as he suffered a hamstring injury in a Week 9 game against the Atlanta Falcons before later going under the knife for a season-ending surgery.</p><p>However, it appears that Prescott is continuing to make great progress <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-offseason-transformation">amid his recovery</a> from the operation, with Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1907578126776795212" rel="noopener">providing some encouraging news</a> about the forme Mississippi State Bulldogs star quarterback.</p><p>“But this guy you’re seeing right here, Dak Prescott, when healthy has been very very good — MVP candidate caliber, very very good,” Rapoport said, as clips of the signal-caller working out played in the background.</p><p>“The reason why the Cowboys were so bad last year. One of the reasons was because Dak got injured. So, the fact that he is now going through lifting in front of cameras going through throwing sessions in front of people in front of cameras. These are all very positive steps toward his rehab.”</p><p>The Cowboys entered the Falcons game with just a 3-4 record. Including that game against Atlanta, the Cowboys went 4-6 the rest of the way, with Cooper Rush mostly acting as Prescott’s placeholder under center.</p><p>Rapoport’s report echoes that of Cowboys COO and co-owner Stephen Jones’ recent take on Prescott’s status.</p><p>“Dak’s doing great, he’s coming along,” Jones recently said when <a href="https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/stephen-jones-on-micah-deal-dak-s-health-trade-talks-and-more" rel="noopener">asked about the QB’s health</a> (h/t Tommy Yarrish of DallasCowboys.com). “He’s very thrilled with where he is and I know the trainers are too, I feel like he’s doing a hell of a job.”</p><p>Jones also shared that the 31-year-old Prescott “will have some limitations” at the start of the offseason program.</p><p>The Cowboys certainly hope that Prescott, who has a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/the-90-million-reason-why-the-cowboys-will-adjust-dak-prescotts-contract-in-2025"> cap hit of $52.97 million in 2025 (from $89.896)</a>, will be ready once the new season comes around and play like the quarterback that he was in 2023. That year, he passed for 4,516 yards and 36 touchdowns against only nine interceptions while completing a career-best 69.5 percent of his throws.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys fans will love latest Dak Prescott injury update

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When Field Yates boldly mocked <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-insider-shoots-down-tetairoa-mcmillan-skeptics">Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan to the Dallas Coboys</a> in his latest two-round 2025 NFL mock draft for ESPN, he did so with conviction.</p><p>Sure, some talent evaluators have kicked McMillan down their board ever so slightly over the past few months. Some have even suggested that Texas speedster Matthew Golden could leapfrog the Arizona product because of his far superior 40-yard dash time, 4.29 vs. a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/arizona-football-news-tetairoa-mcmillan-drops-nfl-draft-rankings-disappointing-40">hand timed 4.55 at the Wildcats’ pro day</a>. But in Yates’ opinion? That’s all nonsense: McMillan is worthy of a top-15 selection and would be an ideal addition to the Cowboys at pick 12.</p><p>Discussing his selection with Dan Orlovsky and company on NFL Live, the former Lions quarterback agreed with the evaluation, noting that he thinks adding McMillan to the squad would make the Cowboys a “<a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1907541367653314852" rel="noopener">sneaky</a>” good team because of his complementary style to CeeDee Lamb.</p><p>“I love the pick. If you were to tell Cowboys fans they were going to get CeeDee Lamb and Drake London, would you take that? Because that’s kind of what his game’s like, right? Ball skills are off the charts, he’s kind of versatile, he’s not just an outside guy, you can play him a little bit on the inside, and he’s the complete opposite of what CeeDee Lamb is as a talent wise,” Orlovsky wrote.</p><p>“And for me, he’s the first guy since TO who goes to the Cowboys who has got that big frame. They haven’t really had a big frame. Michael Gallup briefly but a big framed wide receiver since then, and we’ve talked about it on our show a ton. The small people that Dak has had to throw to over the past couple of years. Look at these guys within the size and the history of the Cowboys organization. I love the pick and the Cowboys, if this is the pick, sneakily better than people will expect. I think this could be a good football team next season.”</p><p>On one hand, the idea of McMillion serving as that London-style big receiver has to be enticing for Cowboys fans, as they really haven’t had that kind of player on their roster in a very long time. With that being said, would a top-tier WR2 really turn the Cowboys from a below-average team to a “sneaky” good one, as Orlovsky suggested? While probably not alone, Yates also has the Cowboys taking Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson in the second round, so who knows? Maybe this really could be a transformative year for Dallas if they play their cards right.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dan Orlovsky believes this draft pick could ‘sneakily’ improve the Cowboys

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-rumors-insider-shoots-down-tetairoa-mcmillan-skeptics');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cowboys rumors: Insider shoots down ‘dubious’ Tetairoa McMillan skeptics');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Insider-shoots-down-dubious-Tetairoa-McMillan-skeptics.jpg"></figure><h1>Cowboys rumors: Insider shoots down ‘dubious’ Tetairoa McMillan skeptics</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T11:16:41-07:00">April 2nd, 11:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T11:16:41-07:00">April 2nd, 11:16am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Cowboys are at an interesting spot in the 2025 NFL Draft. Luckily for them though, Arizona football wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan might be available.</p><p>Although he underwhelmed some scouts at the NFL combine, one NFL insider sees too much potential to pass up on. After all, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/arizona-football-news-tetairoa-mcmillan-makes-history-wildcats-wild-win">McMillan had a bonkers 300+ yard receiving game</a> in Week 1 of the Wildcats 2024 season.</p><p>That is only a glimpse of what NFL insider Field Yates <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2025/insider/story/_/id/44447028/2025-nfl-mock-draft-field-yates-two-rounds-64-picks-predictions" rel="noopener">positively sees</a> in McMillan.</p><p>“Some evaluators are dubious of using an early pick on a wide receiver with somewhat pedestrian speed — scouts I spoke to timed him in the high 4.5s in the 40-yard dash at his pro day — but I’m a true believer in the T-Mac camp,” Yates said.</p><p>“At 6-foot-4 and 219 pounds, he is a nightmare assignment for a cornerback in man-to-man coverage. Plus, he has outstanding ball skills and a catch radius that makes quarterbacks want to target him in the red zone. Over the past two seasons, McMillan compiled 2,721 yards.”</p><p>In his junior season, McMillan had 84 receptions for a <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tetairoa-mcmillan-1.html" rel="noopener">Big 12 leading 1,319 yards</a>, and eight touchdowns. Despite being the main wide receiver for the Wildcats, his production was too much to deny. That likely caught the Cowboys’ eyes.</p><h2><b>Tetairoa McMillan could help the Cowboys receiving room</b></h2><p>While CeeDee Lamb is an All-Pro receiver, being the only legitimate pass-catching option isn’t easy. However, inserting McMillan into the equation can help Lamb.</p><p>The latter has two defenders on him at all times. Safeties will always protect if he gets by the defensive back. At the same time though, Prescott was ruled out for the remainder of the 2024 season with a hamstring issue.</p><p>That could’ve also been part of the issue. Still, the Cowboys will always want to compete for a Super Bowl. Bringing in someone like McMillan can give Prescott a red zone option.</p><p>Not that Lamb can’t get into the endzone. However, McMillan’s 6’4 size makes him the perfect isolation guy. He can simply body a defensive back, leap up, and make the catch.</p><p>He was notorious for doing that in Arizona, so doing that with the Cowboys wouldn’t be too much of a change. It might give the team a much-needed spark. Even with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/arizona-football-news-tetairoa-mcmillan-drops-nfl-draft-rankings-disappointing-40">McMillan’s stock falling after his pro day</a>, it might not concern the franchise.</p><p>Furthermore, it will give new head coach and former offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer an opportunity to have a unique weapon. McMillan’s size presents a true weapon for the Dallas offense.</p><p>Although the Cowboys might be set on taking Ashton Jeanty, if the latter isn’t available, McMillan could be the top option.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cowboys rumors: Insider shoots down ‘dubious’ Tetairoa McMillan skeptics

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-robert-griffin-iii-weighs-in-on-micah-parsons-cowboys-future');   ga('set', 'title', 'Robert Griffin III weighs in on Micah Parsons’ future with the Cowboys');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Robert-Griffin-III-weighs-in-on-Micah-Parsons-future-in-Dallas.jpg"></figure><h1>Robert Griffin III weighs in on Micah Parsons’ future with the Cowboys</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-01T20:08:32-07:00">April 1st, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-01T20:08:32-07:00">April 1st, 8:08pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Robert Griffin III gave a controversial take on Micah Parsons’ future with the Dallas Cowboys. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-loses-demarcus-lawrence-seahawks-42-million-deal">franchise loss of DeMarcus Lawrence</a> has given the star linebacker a lot more leverage in contract negotiations. It is currently unclear whether Parsons, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2026, and the Cowboys will reach an extension over this offseason. Talks between the two parties <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jerry-jones-talking-directly-to-micah-parsons-straightest-way-to-deal" rel="noopener">have heated up</a> over the past few days, but Griffin III believes that the four-time Pro Bowler should be requesting a trade. The former NFL QB made his thoughts clear in a <a href="https://x.com/RGIII/status/1907172728701956559" rel="noopener">this post</a> on Twitter that is definitely going to rile up Cowboys fans.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">If Micah Parsons wants to win AND get paid, he should demand a trade from the Dallas Cowboys.</p><p>— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/RGIII/status/1907172728701956559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>There’s no question that the Cowboys need to re-sign their superstar linebacker</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cowboys-Micah-Parsons.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Players like Micah Parsons do not come around often and are especially valuable in an era of so many gifted quarterbacks. The former Penn State standout has 52.5 sacks, 63 tackles for loss, and nine forced fumbles in four seasons in Dallas and is a perennial candidate for Defensive Player of the Year.</p><p>Parsons is currently on a club option that is a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/72392/micah-parsons" rel="noopener">little more than $24 million</a>. However, there is a decent chance that the 25-year-old might demand a contract for as much as $40 million annually. That is currently the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/grading-myles-garrett-160-million-browns-contract-extension-after-trade-request">contract of Browns defensive Myles Garrett</a>, who is four years older than Parsons, while the <a href="https://www.nfl.com/news/cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-doesn-t-see-urgency-with-micah-parsons-extension-i-d-rather-pay-more-and-get-it-right#:~:text=Set%20to%20earn%20%2424.007%20million,quarterback%20at%20%2440.25%20million%20annually." rel="noopener">highest-paid non-quarterback</a> in the league is currently Jamar Chase at $40.25.</p><p>It is important to note that Parsons’ club option is a hindrance to the team’s current financial flexibility. The Cowboys subsequently restructured the contracts of Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to add more cap space and will likely try to spread Parsons’ salary over a long period of time.</p><p>Overall though, Dallas needs to get this done. The franchise knows how important the three-time All-Pro is, and so does he. Not extending Parsons before letting Lawrence walk was not a wise move, and now really puts Jerry Jones behind the eight-ball in negotiations. For all intents and purposes, it does not look like Parsons will pay any attention to Robert Griffin III’s take. However, that does not mean the Cowboys can rest on their laurels during these negotiations. Because losing the star defender, even through a trade, would be borderline devastating for a franchise currently trying to contend for a Super Bowl.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Robert Griffin III weighs in on Micah Parsons’ future with the Cowboys

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Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Dallas Cowboys</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark believes that the Dallas Cowboys need to address their wideout core, which heavily relies on three-time All-Pro selection CeeDee Lamb. The franchise is coming off a very trying season, which say it break its three-year playoff drought. Over the offseason, the organization decided to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-why-mike-mccarthy-out-as-head-coach">move on from head coach Mike McCarthy</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-dallas-hires-brian-schottenheimer-head-coach">hired Brian Schottenheimer</a> to replace him. Aside from that significant move, Dallas’ signings this free agency have been mainly under-the-radar moves.</p><p>There seems to be a big splash brewing at some point for this organization, and the NFL Draft could be where it happens. However, should the Cowboys decide to use their No. 12 overall pick, Ryan Clark believes there’s a clear need Dallas must address. The former Super Bowl-winning safety <a href="https://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/1907170796688011753" rel="noopener">gave his take</a> on NFL Live.</p><p>“The big thing is who are you going to add to CeeDee Lamb, who are going to add to Jake Ferguson? Are you going to find some skill players that can create big plays offensively? Everything seemed so hard for the Dallas Cowboys last year, where we were just looking for CeeDee Lamb to make a play. Then once Dak Prescott was gone, it didn’t seem like they had a playmaker outside of 88 (Lamb) and an occasional opportunity for Jake Ferguson. It’s (the 12th pick) a good place to get one of those speedy wide receivers who you can be complimentary No. 2 wideout to Ceedee Lamb. And then you can get the running back later in the draft.”</p><h2><b>There are several directions the Cowboys can go with their first pick</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cowobys-CeeDee-Lamb-and-Dak-Prescott.jpg"><figcaption>Tim Heitman-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Clark is correct that the Cowboys do need a playmaker on the perimeter. Whether they try to address that via trade, free agency, or the draft remains to be seen, but plenty of quality wideouts will still be available at this selection. No one fits the “speedy wide receiver” label better than Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden. The Houston native is an elite prospect who helped his stock significantly when he ran a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/texas-football-news-matthew-golden-named-better-prospect-xavier-worthy-blazing-40-time">blazing 4.29 time</a> at the NFL combine.</p><p>However, other positions also deserve consideration. The Cowboys seem to be set on their running back rotations with new additions Javote Williams and Miles Sanders. But if Boise State superstar Ashton Jeanty, who is also an elite pass-catcher, is available, he could be another weapon Dallas can add. In addition, the Cowboys are still in need of another cornerback and defensive tackle and could address that here. Will the franchise try to draft someone like Will Johnson or Kenneth Grant?</p><p>Overall, there are more than a couple of areas of need that Jerry Jones must address in this draft. Clark’s take isn’t controversial by any means and definitely gives a glimpse into the conversations the front office is likely having behind closed doors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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