Cowboys Acquire Logan Wilson

The Dallas Cowboys acquired veteran linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals for a 2026 seventh-round pick as the NFL trade deadline approached. Dallas made the low-cost move to try to stabilize a struggling defense that has allowed an alarmingly high points-per-game total and was coming off a 27-17 home loss to Arizona. Cincinnati granted Wilson’s request for a move after benching him in favor of rookie Barrett Carter, freeing roughly $5.8 million in cap space while producing modest dead-cap hits. Analysts called the swap low-risk, medium-reward — Wilson grades well as a pass rusher per PFF but is not universally seen as a game-changing linebacker. The Wilson trade replaced earlier speculation that Dallas would pursue high-cost edge rushers such as Trey Hendrickson or Maxx Crosby and was among several deadline-day storylines around the league.