{"id":855485,"date":"2026-04-05T17:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:59:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:59:18","slug":"cowboys-crosby-commanders-aiyuk-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855485\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys, Crosby, Commanders, Aiyuk, Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cowboys were aggressive in trade talks for Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby<\/a> earlier this offseason, submitting multiple offers<\/a> before ultimately falling short. Las Vegas agreed to send Crosby to Baltimore for two first-round picks, but the deal fell apart after the five-time Pro Bowler failed the Ravens\u2019 physical. Crosby continues to pop up in trade rumors<\/a> almost a month later, though Cowboys owner Jerry Jones does not expect to circle back (via Clarence Hill Jr. of All City DLLS<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t anticipate, standing here right now, revisiting that situation,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI don\u2019t anticipate it. Is it possible? Yes.\u201d <\/p>\n

While Jones is not slamming the door on another Crosby pursuit, it is notable that Cowboys physician Dr. Dan Cooper raised concerns<\/a> over the defender\u2019s surgically repaired meniscus before he failed his physical. The Ravens consulted with the well-respected Cooper during the process. Unless Dallas does a 180 on Crosby, its best hope to upgrade its pass rush could be via the draft. The Cowboys are scheduled to pick 12th and 20th in the first round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on Dallas and a pair of NFC East rivals:<\/p>\n

Washington is considered the most likely destination<\/a> for wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk<\/a>, but San Francisco will have to release him first. The Commanders are not going to trade for Aiyuk, according to John Keim of ESPN<\/a>. The 49ers are in no rush to cut Aiyuk, who is still tied to the four-year, $120MM extension he signed in August 2024. The team has gotten almost nothing from the deal, as Aiyuk has not played since suffering a knee injury that October. The 28-year-old is now coming off a bizarre season in which he distanced himself from the team during his recovery. The 49ers placed Aiyuk on the reserve\/left squad list in December. Odds are they will eventually cut him, but the Commanders are not going to bank on a release and \u201cbypass other potential options,\u201d Keim writes.
\nHaving lost Reed Blankenship<\/a> to the Texans in free agency, the Eagles are down a starting safety to pair with Andrew Mukuba<\/a>. Nickel cornerback Michael Carter II<\/a> and safety Marcus Epps<\/a>, whom the Eagles re-signed on the cheap, are among in-house options to fill the void. To no surprise, general manager Howie Roseman intends to address safety during the draft (via\u00a0Brooks Kubena of The Athletic)<\/a>. \u201cIn some shape or form we will add at that position,\u201d Roseman declared.
\nShifting back to Dallas, the team is in the market for a nickel cornerback, Jon Machota of The Athletic<\/a> relays. No. 1 corner DaRon Bland<\/a> has slot experience, including 200 snaps last year, but the Cowboys prefer to keep him on the outside. While Reddy Steward<\/a> amassed 384 slot snaps in 2025, Pro Football Focus<\/a> ranked his play a lackluster 99th among 112 qualifiers. Notably, the Cowboys have visited with<\/a> Miami\u2019s Keionte Scott, one of the highest-rated nickel CBs in this year\u2019s draft class.
\nThe Cowboys will stage \u201can open competition\u201d between backup quarterbacks Joe Milton<\/a> and Sam Howell<\/a> for the No. 2 job, head coach Brian Schottenheimer said (via Machota<\/a>). The Cowboys sent a fifth-rounder<\/a> to the Patriots for Milton and a seventh-rounder a year ago. Starter Dak Prescott<\/a> went on to enjoy a healthy and productive campaign, which left little playing time for Milton. Howell, who joined the Cowboys on a one-year deal<\/a> last month, was a 17-game starter in Washington in 2023. The 25-year-old has not made a start since then, and he didn\u2019t even play a snap as a third-stringer in Philadelphia last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cowboys were aggressive in trade talks for Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby earlier this offseason, submitting multiple…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2026],"tags":[5305,257,3430,7,5894,393,6563,109,2336,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-855485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-brandon-aiyuk","9":"tag-dallas-cowboys","10":"tag-daron-bland","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-joe-milton","13":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","14":"tag-maxx-crosby","15":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","16":"tag-sam-howell","17":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116353405114004286","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}