Jones Defies Davis: Cowboys Trade with Eagles

On April 26, in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cowboys sat before the 20th pick when the Eagles hit them with a trade offer.

Dallas said yes, letting Philly jump ahead and grab why receiver McCuy Limon.

Jerry Jones, the owner and GM, basically ignored a classic rule from his early days in the game.

That rule came straight from Al Davis, the old Raiders boss who mentored Jones when he first bought the Cowboys.

Davis drilled it in, never deal with the team in your own division, but Jones has never fully bought into that advice.

Jones' track record shows he's all over the map on this.

Fans and analysts are split some, call it bold.

Others say it's handing ammo to a direct rival like the Eagles who could haunt Dallas for years.

Take last year, Eagles wanted star-edge Russia Micah Parsons, but Jones shut it down cold and shipped into the Packers instead, keeping it out of the division.

Yet, back in the 2021 draft, they cut a deal on draft day, Philly landed Devonta Smith while Dallas scooped up Parsons.

Jones keeps mixing it up like that, weighing each trade on its own terms and keeping everyone on their toes about what he'll do next with those NFC.

East foes.