On Monday Night Football in Week 9, the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Arizona Cardinals. As they have done all season, the Cowboys’ defense struggled. Even with backup Jacoby Brissett in the game, Dallas lost 27-17.
The team is now 3-5-1 through their first nine games. ESPN’s MNF broadcast stated that the Cowboys could make a trade before Tuesday’s 4:00 PM EST deadline. This is exactly what happened Tuesday morning. The Cowboys traded a 2026 seventh-round pick to acquire LB Logan Wilson, NFL Insiders announced. He played in 76 games over six seasons and made 65 appearances.
Logan Wilson is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys after being traded on Tuesday
The Bengals announced they have now traded LB Logan Wilson to Dallas in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/rI038I3hbY
– Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2025
With the third-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Bengals selected LB Logan Wilson from Wyoming. As a rookie in 2020, Wilson played in 12 games and made two starts for Cincinnati. By his second season, Logan Wilson was a full-time starter for the Bengals. He had at least 100 combined tackles in each of his last four years with the Bengals. Despite being voted team captain in 2025, Logan Wilson has been playing a lesser role.
Rookie LB Barrett Carter was benched in Week 6. Through eight games and seven starts in 2025, Logan Wilson has appeared in 67% of the Bengals’ defensive snaps. On Tuesday morning, NFL insiders announced that the Dallas Cowboys had traded to Cincinnati to acquire the veteran LB. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones compared Logan Wilson to former fan favorite Leighton Vander Esch.
TRADE TO DALLAS: The Cowboys are finalizing a deal to acquire Bengals MLB shortstop Logan Wilson, sources and Todd Archer tell me. Earlier Monday, Jerry Jones told Stephen A. Smith said the Cowboys made a trade before Tuesday’s NFL deadline. It is expected that Wilson, who… pic.twitter.com/lhQak0jaHG
– Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2025
Logan Wilson still has two years remaining on the four-year, $36 million deal he signed with the Bengals in the 2023 offseason. In 2025, the Cowboys rank 31st out of 32 teams in total defense and scoring defense. Only the Bengals are worse. Jerry Jones said Logan Wilson could come in and immediately give the Cowboys production to the linebacker.
Heading into Monday’s game against the Cardinals, the Cowboys have allowed at least 136 yards per game to their opponent. While the Cowboys held Arizona to just under 136 yards, Dallas couldn’t get a stop when it needed to. Backup RB Emari Demercado led the team with 14 carries for 79 yards. Dallas has a bye in Week 10, and that will give Logan Wilson time to adjust to his new team. His first chance to play for the Cowboys will be MNF in Week 11 versus the Raiders.
