Todd Archer, ESPN Staff Writer
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys acquired wide receiver Jonathan Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round pick from the Carolina Panthers for a 2025 fourth-round pick before Tuesday’s trade deadline.
Mingo, a 2023 second-round pick out of Mississippi State, has 12 receptions for 121 yards this season. He has had one catch in his last four games, but has only had two catches of more than four in his career.
In Carolina, despite Adam Thielen suffering a hamstring injury and Diontae Johnson being traded, Mingo still has 2024 first-round pick Xavier Leggett, undrafted rookie Jalen Coker and 2017 He was behind first-round pick David Moore.
Player Yards Per Target Jonathan Mingo 4.9 Zai Jones 4.9 Allen Robinson 5.4 — ESPN Research
After sending Johnson to Baltimore last week for a 2025 sixth-round pick and a 2025 fifth-round pick, the acquisition of Mingo’s fourth-round pick means Carolina is looking to rebuild. It must have felt like a victory to state general manager Dan Morgan. The Panthers, who entered the game with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses, are headed for a seven-game losing streak.
After Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons, which dropped Dallas to 3-5, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said the team is “preparing for some things” to make a trade. , said it does not expect a large contract.
Jones did not mention Mingo by name, but told Dallas’ 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday that the receiver the Cowboys are acquiring is a player they had high confidence in during the draft process.
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In 2018, the Cowboys traded wide receiver Amari Cooper and a first-round pick to the Oakland Raiders, and their season turned around as they finished 10-6, won the NFC East championship and a playoff game.
This trade is much more than that, but it gives the Cowboys depth at the position this year and in the future, as Mingo is under contract for two more seasons.
All-Pro receiver CeeDee Lamb is suffering from an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder, but Mike McCarthy expected him to be available for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Brandin Cooks is eligible to begin practice this week and is expected to continue rehabbing from knee surgery.
The Cowboys’ No. 4-6 receivers have combined for 25 catches and one touchdown, while Jalen Tolbert (30 catches, 353 yards, three touchdowns) has been productive.
ESPN’s David Newton contributed to this report.
