Cowboys Trade for Linebacker Dee Winters

0:00It's April 25th. Welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI and ready for kickoff. The Dallas Cowboys just plugged a huge hole in their defense during the 2026 NFL draft, trading a fifth round pick, number 152. Overall, to the San Francisco 49ers for linebacker D-Winters right in the middle of Round 2. Coming off a brutal 2025 season where they gave up 30.1 points per game, the worst in the league. Dallas needed a reliable middle linebacker next to Demarvian overshown after losing their starter. Winters, a 2026 round pick out of TCU, heads back to the Dallas 4-Worth area where he starred in college, starting all. Seventeen games last year, with career highs of 101 tackles, one interception, five passes defense, and eight tackles for loss. Analysts are giving both teams a B-plus on the deal, praising Dallas for landing a steady tackler with good instincts on a low-risk contract.

1:01His final. Rookieeer Cap had his just $3.71 million, and fans get a homecoming bonus since Winters was a fiesta bull MVP in college. Meanwhile, the 49ers flip him for a pick, one round higher than they took him originally, paving the way for their 2025. Third Rounder Nick Martin, to step up after a solid Rookieeer with 11 tackles and seven games, making this a smart move all around as the draft.