The Dallas Cowboys' trade to land Quinnen Williams at the NFL deadline after dealing Micah Parsons before the season proved to be a stroke of salary cap genius.

The Dallas Cowboys are 3-5-1 after losing two in a row, but Jerry Jones has decided to go all in to try to save their season. The Cowboys owner pulled off a blockbuster trade to acquire three-time Pro Bowler Quinnen Williams from the New York Jets on Tuesday, just hours ahead of the NFL's 4 p.m. ET trade deadline.

The NFL trade deadline got another major surprise with the Jets sending defensive tackle Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys. Who made out best?

Trade was the talk of opening week after the Dallas Cowboys sent star pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in a blockbuster

Both the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive overhaul and the New York Jets ' teardown continued Tuesday, with New York sending three-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Quinnen Williams to Dallas in exchange for a 2027 first-round pick, a 2026 second-round pick and defensive lineman Mazi Smith, as reported by CBS Sports senior NFL insider Jonathan Jones.

Quinnen Williams will join the Cowboys in hopes of shoring up a poor defensive line. Dallas gives up Mazi Smith and 2 draft picks in the deal.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made a deal to bolster the NFL's second-worst defense. The Jacksonville Jaguars got a playmaker. The Cowboys acquired linebacker Logan Wilson from the Cincinnati Bengals for a seventh-round pick on Tuesday.

The Indianapolis Colts are all in on their 2025 squad that currently sits atop the AFC standings with a 7-2 record through the first nine weeks of the season. Running back Jonathan Taylor is the NFL's top rusher, and quarterback Daniel Jones is playing at a Pro Bowl-caliber level, which no one could have foreseen before the season kicked off.