Former Mvp’s Prescott-for-herbert Trade Idea Draws Cowboys Backlash

WHO:

Pro Football Network - Boomer Esiason, identified as an ex-NFL MVP, proposed trading Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.

Pro Football Network - Cowboys fans and a Cowboys insider opposed Esiason’s proposal.

Heavy NFL - The article discussed a possible trade involving Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys.

WHAT:

Pro Football Network - Esiason said swapping Prescott for Herbert would be “great for the NFL.”

Pro Football Network - Cowboys fans pushed back on the proposal, including with the reactions “Come on” and “Why Would Dallas Want to Get Actively Worse?”

Heavy NFL - The article floated the possibility of a major Prescott trade if the Cowboys did not turn things around.

Heavy NFL - The article’s headline characterized the proposed Prescott trade as “Wild.”

WHERE:

Pro Football Network - The proposal concerned the Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Chargers.

Heavy NFL - The trade scenario concerned the Dallas Cowboys.

WHY:

Pro Football Network - Esiason supported the swap on the grounds that it would be “great for the NFL.”

Heavy NFL - The article raised the possibility of trading Prescott if the Cowboys did not get things turned around.

A proposed swap of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has drawn strong opposition from Cowboys fans. Former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason suggested the deal, saying it would be “great for the NFL.” Fans pushed back with comments including “Come on” and “Why Would Dallas Want to Get Actively Worse?” A Cowboys insider also opposed Esiason’s proposal. Separately, discussion has raised the possibility of a major Prescott trade if Dallas fails to turn things around. That scenario concerns the Cowboys, but no completed trade is described. The suggestion has put Prescott’s future with Dallas in focus, while Herbert is the quarterback Esiason named as a possible replacement.