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The Cowboys are trading a fifth-round pick to the 49ers for LB Dee Winters. He spent the past three years in San Francisco after arriving in Round 6 of the 2023 draft. Winters got starter duty last year thanks to Dre Greenlaw's departure in free agency.

The Cowboys drafted Central Florida Edge Malachi Lawrence 23rd overall on Thursday night. The pick came after Dallas traded down in a deal that allowed the Eagles to draft WR Makai Lemon. Lawrence got three years of starter-level playing time at UCF, tallying 20 sacks among 28 total tackles for loss.

The Cowboys traded up one spot to grab Ohio State S Caleb Downs 11th overall in the NFL Draft. Downs spent the past two years as a leader of the Buckeyes defense after pacing Alabama in solo tackles as a true freshman in 2023.

The Cowboys (and others) have announced this morning that second-year Edge Marshawn Kneeland died Wednesday night. No details on cause of death have been shared to this point.

The Cowboys are sending a 2026 second-round pick and a 2027 first-rounder to the Jets for DT Quinnen Williams. The 27-year-old (until late December) is under contract through 2027.

The Cowboys finally figured out what their defense has been lacking, and it's a LB not even good enough to start for the Bengals. Dallas is trading a seventh-round pick to Cincinnati for LB Logan Wilson. The 29-year-old spent most of the past five years starting for the Bengals, but rookie Barrett Carter replaced him in the lineup in Week 6 and has remained the corps leader in playing time since then.

The Cowboys have added LB Jack Sanborn to the injury report and ruled him out vs. the Broncos with a groin injury. The timing indicates he suffered it during pregame warmups. Make sure Sanborn's out of your IDP lineup if you'd been planning to start him.

Cowboys LB Kenneth Murray (knee) is active for today's game against the Jets. Use him as planned in your IDP lineups.

The Cowboys have finally ended the Micah Parsons saga by agreeing to send him to the Packers for two first-round picks and DT Kenny Clark, according to multiple reports. Parsons has also reportedly agreed to a four-year extension with Green Bay that will average $47 million per year and make him the highest-paid non-QB in the league. Parsons had been holding in at Cowboys training camp in search of a new contract.

Cowboys Edge Micah Parsons was on the sideline but not in uniform for Friday's preseason finale. He, of course, has yet to join his team on the field while seeking a contract extension. According to ESPN's Todd Archer, Parsons was the only player not wearing a jersey. More interestingly, he laid on a medical table behind the team bench early in the third quarter, as the offense was driving. That's only interesting because it sounds like Cowboys leadership isn't happy about it.

Cowboys Edge Micah Parsons is just the latest in a recent trend of Cowboys stars fighting a drawn-out battle over a big-money extension. Training camp, of course, opened with no agreement. And Parsons announced late this week that he has requested a trade. So how should that impact his status -- and any other Cowboys -- in your IDP fantasy football draft? Let's dig into it ...

The Cowboys spent a second-round pick on Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku. He's undersized for the position historically: 6'2.5 (19th percentile) and 248 pounds (11th percentile). But a huge wingspan (82 and three-quarters inches; 85th percentile) helps make up for that. Ezeiruaku also brings nice speed off the ball and a 91st-percentile 3-cone drill. That points to his high-level ability to get around the edge as a pass rusher. And Ezeiruaku produced on the field at BC. He delivered 8.5 sacks among 15 tackles for loss and 61 total tackles as a first-time starter in 2022, his second season with the Eagles. Ezeiruaku closed his career with ACC-leading 21 TFLs and 16.5 sacks as a senior.

The Cowboys acquired LB Kenneth Murray Jr. from the Titans this week, amid a significant remodeling of their LB corps. Neither of the two off-ball starters from last season -- Eric Kendricks and DeMarvion Overshown -- appears likely to take the field in Week 1 of 2025. Murray arrives after just one season of a two-year contract he signed with Tennessee, following a four-year stint with the chargers. He arrived as a first-round pick back in 2020.

Cowboys LB Eric Kendricks is inactive for tonight's game against the Buccaneers because of a calf injury. That leaves Dallas missing its top two LBs, with DeMarvion Overshown on IR. Nick Vigil figures to join rookie Marist Liufau in the starting lineup. Dallas will have Edge Micah Parsons, who was questionable with an illness. Use him as planned in IDP lineups.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Cowboys Edge Micah Parsons is "likely to play" against the Buccaneers tonight. Parsons is officially questionable with a stomach bug but should be ready for IDP lineups.

Cowboys LB Eric Kendricks is questionable for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers with a calf issue. He missed practice Wednesday and Thursday before returning to a limited Friday workout.

Cowboys Edge Micah Parsons missed Friday's practice with an illness and is officially questionable for Sunday night's game against the Buccaneers. But The Athletic's Jon Machota reports that Parsons is expected to play.

Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown tore the ACL, MCL, and PCL in his right knee in Monday night's loss to the Bengals, according to ESPN's Todd Archer.

Cowboys LB DeMarvion Overshown left early in the fourth quarter of Monday night's game against the Bengals with a right knee injury. He was engaged in a block when a Cincinnati O-lineman crashed into the outside of the knee. Overshown needed a lot of help to get off the field and was putting little weight on the right leg. Dallas immediately ruled him out for the game.

Cowboys LB Eric Kendricks and CB Trevon Diggs have each been listed as missing practice Monday and Tuesday, ahead of the Thanksgiving Day game against the Giants. Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says it's "gonna be close" for each guy making it back to play in that game.