{"id":253442,"date":"2025-11-04T18:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=253442"},"modified":"2025-11-04T18:34:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T23:34:26","slug":"breaking-latest-cowboys-blockbuster-quinnen-williams-trade-could-signal-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/11\/04\/breaking-latest-cowboys-blockbuster-quinnen-williams-trade-could-signal-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Latest Cowboys Blockbuster Trade Could Signal Departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys have taken advantage of the New York Jets’ fire sale, acquiring defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in a trade. According to the breaking news<\/a>, the Cowboys are far from over this season despite losing to the Cardinals in a nightmare loss by snagging one of the best run-stuffers in the league. Dallas had two extra first-round picks, but used a 2026 second-round pick, a future 2027 first-round pick, and Mazi Smith in exchange for Williams. This means the Cowboys have been playing the long game ever since trading away Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, but even though they got Kenny Clark<\/a> in that trade in August, the latest trade could put his position in danger.<\/p>\n

Originally selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, the former UCLA product has been struggling to stop the run. There was still excitement from Dallas fans when the team acquired Clark, but after recording just one sack in the past nine games this 2025 season, his production has dipped. With that, the Cowboys have the worst defense in the league by a large margin, and Clark was supposed to be the man who would help recently extended Osa Odighizuwa. The Cowboys could release Clark and make room in their salary cap savings, as Williams is eligible for a new extension after the season either way, and it’s likely that Dallas will proceed with Williams rather than Clark to pair with Odighizuwa.<\/p>\n

Breaking: Latest Cowboys Quinnen Williams Trade Could Signal Kenny Clark Departure – 3 Possible Next Teams<\/h2>\n

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Dec 17, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Justin Madubuike (92) celebrates after beating the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. Baltimore Ravens<\/h3>\n

After losing Michael Pierce to retirement this past 2025 offseason, the Baltimore Ravens never got an adequate replacement. While veteran journeyman John Jenkins provides some type of life, it’s not enough to compensate for the long-term relief that the Ravens need. Baltimore’s defense hasn’t been the same, and that is why they traded Odafe Oweh in exchange for Alohi Gilman to get help in the pass secondary. Fortunately, they were able to trade for Dre’Mont Jones<\/a> to make up for the loss, but they must continue strengthening the Baltimore defense line.<\/p>\n

Clark is getting older and won’t be the same prime player he once was in Green Bay, but he should be a strong depth piece if he becomes available and the Ravens sign him to a two-year deal contract at minimum while drafting another nose tackle.<\/p>\n

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Oct 5, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart (90) runs on to the field for the game against the Washington Commanders at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Los Angeles Chargers<\/h3>\n

For this Harbaugh, Jim loves winning football games with a strong, physical defense. This is why they got Odafe Oweh from the Ravens in relief for Khalil Mack<\/a> ever since they took a hit to their banged-up linebacker unit. However, they never got a sustainable replacement since losing Poona Ford last free agency. They could beef up the defensive line and sign Teair Tart to another one-year contract while getting Clark under a two-year deal as well.<\/p>\n

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Main Photo: Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3. New Orleans Saints<\/h3>\n

The New Orleans Saints are still rebuilding a new roster led by head coach Kellen Moore. Despite trading away Rashid Shaheed, they were able to trade for DeVaughn Vele and claim Trey Palmer off waivers. However, they’ve been active in the trade market on defense. They acquired Davon Godchaux this past offseason, but sent Khalen Saunders<\/a> to the Jaguars, so Clark could fill the void alongside Godchaux.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After making a blockbuster trade to acquire Quinnen Williams, the Dallas Cowboys will likely part ways with this former first rounder. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":253445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,19,18,28,6431],"tags":[7723,7642,7422,738,7429,632,7752,4776,7638,7659,32746],"class_list":["post-253442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-cowboys","category-chargers","category-saints","category-nfl-teams","tag-baltimore-ravens-news","tag-chargers-featured","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-kenny-clark","tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","tag-michael-pierce","tag-new-orleans-saints-news","tag-quinnen-williams","tag-ravens-featured","tag-saints-featured","tag-teair-tart"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253442"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253464,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253442\/revisions\/253464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}