Cowboys Trade: How Gilmore CB Got Out of 'NFL's Worst Team'

[{"selector":"#anim-ce963650-0011-4aa1-8c67-940073c533f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-488235d7-e04f-4f32-aaf0-17e129f007a5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 331.59717%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Cowboys got five-time All-Pro Stephon Gilmore for a price that wasn't too bad for the team.

[{"selector":"#anim-ec48e0b1-285e-4876-9086-c3d14676fc32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d712f675-fcb7-4098-aa96-91304023c025","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 257.72667%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dallas Cowboys made "big splashes" this offseason. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore was traded.

[{"selector":"#anim-584803ea-fc2c-4826-86c4-61c59be6ccdd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0cc0887a-4658-4245-85f6-6f7552fdfe28","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 213.04791%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dallas expects it will win a Super Bowl like the 90s Deion Sanders signing.

[{"selector":"#anim-b787320f-dbe8-4ff6-94a9-e9711d668768","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4b2a074-9d64-446b-b1c0-2d234c92018d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 350.34709%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gilmore is a five-time All-Pro ready to intercept opposing quarterbacks who "gotta throw it somewhere."

[{"selector":"#anim-a4d6dbcc-130e-490b-aabd-12600fff3ead","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30a42a2b-c1b8-4565-afc2-b6042f14dc07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 206.00256%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gilmore's former teammate DeForest Buckner told ESPN that Gilmore demanded a trade this offseason.

[{"selector":"#anim-402da814-4ea3-45de-b3dc-78a1ee3e6ac6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25e460c3-9489-4986-a49a-c518a632ea15","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 441.00501%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This explains why the Cowboys traded for Gilmore in the 2023 NFL Draft.

[{"selector":"#anim-2f109114-30f8-440a-aae2-56c6e554cd91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ea32fd8-3cd4-422c-a79e-5620ccba254f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 271.51979%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "The Colts in 2023 will be the worst team in the league," a source tells Mike Fisher. The Colts knew Gilly deserved better.

[{"selector":"#anim-88725711-4f71-49e5-85d5-5b14d896b5ac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2bc2e75-1561-441a-b4c0-7591ce652628","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 194.06277%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It's understandable why Gilmore left Indy. He'll be 33 in September and joined the Colts last summer expecting to compete in the AFC playoffs. Indianapolis, however, need a lot of help across the roster.

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