Maxx Crosby trade rumors caught fire Tuesday in Cowboys Nation, but would the move make sense? Also, Jerry Jones is pressed on the Trevon Diggs saga.

From Micah Parsons to Maxx Crosby: Why it makes sense for the Cowboys to swap elite edge rushers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Dallas Cowboys are taking over the trade deadline headlines.

Cowboys called a pair of teams about a possible trade for their defensive ends yet were rebuffed by both in an effort to upgrade their defensive

Perhaps the Dallas Cowboys won’t make a splash at the NFL trade deadline after Jerry Jones admits they’re more than one player away on defense.

Consider that hours before Dallas was humiliated a mile above sea level that another report surfaced around their intent to find a pass rusher to add to what they have going on these days. The Micah Parsons jokes write themselves and we will just acknowledge that and move on.

If Sunday’s Cowboys-Broncos game told us anything, it’s that a trade for a defensive player isn’t going to help. For the team based in Texas, that is. The Cowboys were beaten up badly, 44-24, at noisy Empower Field at Mile High.