For a second straight August, the Dallas Cowboys have pulled off a cornerback swap.
Dallas is trading Nahshon Wright to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Andrew Booth, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.
The Cowboys are essentially sending a corner on an expiring contract to the Vikings in exchange for another corner who has one more year of team control. Because Booth was taken one round earlier (second round) in 2022 than Wright was selected in 2021 (third round), Dallas will take on slightly more cap space via Booth's existing deal, which accounts for $2.265 million in 2024.
According to PFF, Booth performed better than Wright in terms of overall grade in 2023, but neither broke 200 in total defensive snaps played last season. Wright spent the vast majority of his time on special teams, while Booth's participation was almost evenly split between defense and special teams.
Last August, Dallas sent Kelvin Joseph to Miami in exchange for Noah Igbinoghene, who returned a blocked field goal for the Cowboys' first touchdown of 2023, but played just 102 snaps between defense and special teams in five games played last season.
The Cowboys -- and Vikings -- are hoping for a better outcome this time.
