NFL Trade Update: Dallas Cowboys Get Brice Butler From Oakland Raiders
The Dallas Cowboys may ultimately add the wide receiver Brice Butler via a trade from the Oakland Raiders.
The Cowboys get the services of Butler from the Raiders in an exchange of a "conditional pick" next year, announced ESPN.
The sports site explained that Dallas will give their fifth-round pick next year if they let the Georgia-born athlete play for them for six games, but they will also receive the Oakland's right for a sixth-round pick, too. The Cowboys also have seven weeks to decide if they will commit with Butler and let him stay for good.
The San Diego State University's pride reportedly delivered two touchdowns and 30 catches for 383 yards during his stay in Oakland.
The 25-year-old receiver will not be on the field for the Cowboys' showdown with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, although he will join his new camp this midweek. Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is optimistic that the receiver will learn fast enough.
"We do believe we have a player-friendly system where players can learn quickly... That's our job as coaches: to get these guys up to snuff and get them to play as quickly as possible," the Cowboys' mentor said.
The site noted that getting Butler, who was drafted in 2013 by Oakland during the seventh round, is the Dallas football team's attempt to manage their current situation without the franchise star receiver Dez Bryant, who had a right foot injury during their game against the New York Giants. Sports Center informed via Twitter that Bryant will be off the field in a month or even one and a half months.
Coach Garrett also confirmed that Bryant will have to undergo foot operation for his injury, NFL.com noted.
Bryant, who delivered 1,320 receiving yards in 2014, per ESPN stats, is just a valuable asset to the team and even the team's respected leader and quarterback Tony Romo knows losing him for that period is quite a setback, noted the Cowboys' official site.
"That's a tough loss. You can't replace Dez Bryant. I hurt for him right now because I know how much he loves to play this game...No one's going to be Dez Bryant, but the guys can do what they do well and it's my job to help that whole situation," Romo said.
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