Report: Dallas Cowboys trading with Buffalo Bills for cornerback Kaiir Elam
The Dallas Cowboys are trading for cornerback Kaiir Elam.
The Dallas Cowboys were active on the first two days of legal tampering and were at it again on Wednesday, albeit with a different kind of move. It was reported that the Cowboys are trading for veteran cornerback Kaiir Elam. Dallas is sending the Buffalo Bills a fifth- and seventh-round pick and will receive in return Elam and a sixth-rounder, per Tom Pelissero.
Full trade: The #Bills will receive fifth- and future seventh-round picks from the #Cowboys for Kaair Elam and a sixth-rounder, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 12, 2025
Dallas gets CB Kair Elam and 2025 6th-round pick.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2025
Buffalo gets a 2025 5th-round and a 2026 7th-round pick. https://t.co/8PaspWy2Bx
Buffalo selected Elam in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Florida. He missed a majority of the 2023 season, but he rebounded to play most of last year. As a 2022 first-rounder the Cowboys will have to decide if they want to exercise his fifth-year option (that is doubtful).
Elam provides a point of depth for a Cowboys cornerback room that was already in need, but became sorely so on Monday when Jourdan Lewis left for the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is a perfect utilization of excess draft picks which was officially made to be the case for the Cowboys on Tuesday when they picked up 4 compensatory selections and held 10 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
To get a sixth-rounder in return is solid work from the Cowboys front office. This is not a massive deal, but it is a wise way to bring in some legitimate depth at a position that really needs it. Kudos to the Cowboys here.
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