Cowboys’ NFC East rivals make dominant DT available via trade

The Dallas Cowboys find themselves in the thick of it involving a former All-Pro player made available via trade.

Jonathan Allen, a former 1st round pick of the Washington Commanders (formerly the Washington Football Team and pre-formally the Washington Redskins), has been granted permission for him and his agent to seek a trade partner.

Washington still has fellow 1st round DT DaRon Payne and second-year player Jer’Zahn “Johnny” Newton on the roster, but Allen would be a heavy loss, no matter who is there to try and fill his shoes.

Jonathan Allen is exactly the type of player that the Dallas Cowboys need to inject into their defense to take it to the next level.

Defensive tackle hasn’t been a position of strength for the Cowboys since the Jay Ratliff and Chris Canty days, but it’s not for lack of trying.

Dallas invested a first round pick at the position in 2022 when they drafted Mazi Smith, but he has not been the impact player they expected from a John Harbaugh-coached Michigan team.

Acquiring talent at defensive tackle hasn’t worked in the Cowboys’ favor, and there is even doubt as to whether or not free agent DT Osa Odighizuwa is worth the money that it would take to get him to stay in Dallas.

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