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Cowboys trade Jonathan Mingo to Panthers – 10:00.

Dallas, which has struggled offensively, has reportedly reached a deal to acquire wide receiver Jonathan Mingo from Carolina.

Mingo is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound player who has 12 catches for 121 yards in nine games this season. The 23-year-old is in his second year in the NFL and had 43 scoring games last year for the Panthers.

According to ESPN, the Cowboys will receive Mingo and a seventh-round pick, and Carolina will receive a fourth-round pick in return.

Patriots sign O.L. Tyrese Robinson from the Vikings practice squad – 9:20 a.m.

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The Patriots are signing offensive lineman Tyrese Robinson from Minnesota’s practice squad, according to a league source.

Robinson, 6-foot-3, 317 pounds, spent all of last season on Minnesota’s practice squad, where he played several times at right guard in the preseason. He also visited Washington and Philadelphia.

During his college days, he played 43 games for Oklahoma, making 23 starts at right guard and 15 at right tackle, clearing the way for Sooners teammate (and current Patriot) Rhamondre Stevenson.

Bears send RB Khalil Herbert to Bengals – 8:45.

Chicago is pursuing running back Khalil Herbert in Cincinnati.

Herbert, who has been active for the Bears this season, could provide a boost to the Bengals’ ground game, which has been hit hard since Zack Moss suffered a neck injury. The 26-year-old has eight carries for 16 yards and one touchdown in six games this season.

Herbert was reportedly selected in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. — Christopher Price

Lions trade for Za’Darius Smith from Browns – 8:30 a.m.

Detroit started trade deadline day with a bang, acquiring pass rusher Za’Darius Smith in a trade with Cleveland.

The Lions sent a 2025 fifth-round draft pick and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick to Cleveland in exchange for the defensive tackle. With Smith, the Lions receive a seventh-round draft pick in 2026.

The veteran defensive tackle has 65 career sacks in 10 NFL seasons and is expected to provide a boost to a Detroit team that needed help on offense after season-ending injuries to Aidan Hutchinson and Marcus Davenport. — Christopher Price

Morning Update: Could the Patriots Be Sold? Here are the names to look out for. — 8:15 am

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Although predicting what direction a team might go at the NFL trade deadline, with a 2-7 record and inside the track for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft.It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Patriots selling as the Tuesday afternoon deadline approaches.

Over the past week, head coach Jerod Mayo has been coy about discussing trade speculation surrounding his team, saying much of the talk has been “bullshit” and “disappointing.”

“To me, this is stupid,” Mayo told Scott Zolak during a pregame radio interview with 98.5 The Sports Hub on Sunday. “A lot of this stuff is nonsense. It’s frustrating sometimes because you always want to be very honest with the player and let them know; they hear it.

“If a message comes out that is 100 percent false and you have to discuss it with that person, it just takes more time and more space.”

Given the way things have unfolded throughout the season, it’s notable that wide receiver KJ Osborne was clearly a healthy player against the Titans. And while fellow receiver Tyquan Thornton was on the injury report in the days leading up to last weekend’s game, the decision to make him inactive could be a sign that the pass catcher is on the trade market.

On Monday Mayo said Making Osborne the healthy kicker against Tennessee was a personnel decision, saying the coaching staff’s job was to “put players on the field that we think will help us win this game.” The head coach praised Osborne for his “energy” on the sideline during Sunday’s game, especially when it came to his reaction after catching DeMario Douglas in the third quarter.

“A guy like that, it depends on the team,” Mayo said of Osborne, who has seven catches for 57 yards in six games. “This is not about him as a person. And we need more people like him.”

It won’t be easy to see how general manager Eliot Wolf can negotiate his first trade deadline in charge of the Patriots, but it’s worth noting that he’s not shy about trading potentially impactful defensive players. In August he traded pass rusher Matthew Judon to Atlanta for a third-round pick in 2025. And late last month, New England traded outside linebacker Joshua Uche. send him to Kansas City for a sixth-round pick in the 2026 draft..

Other veteran defenses whose names have been linked to a possible trade include veteran cornerback Jonathan Jones and cornerback Kyle Dugger.

Last month, Jones was asked about his thoughts as the trade deadline approached. One of the final pieces of the Patriots’ victory in Super Bowl LIII, he was philosophical about what the future held.

“Control what you can control” He said. “I just come to work every day, just try to do the same thing, the same thing I’ve always done. Whatever happens, happens. I just love going to work and playing football.”

“The guys there know pro football at this time of year,” Mayo said in late October. “From our point of view as an organization, we’re always trying to get better, whether it’s bringing in players or adding through subtraction. We have to look both short term and long term.”

How might the Patriots approach Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline? — 15:15

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The Patriots have already made moves ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline by sending linebacker Joshua Uche to Kansas City, so what else could be in store?

Coach Jerod Mayo said Wednesday he’s not sure how active the Patriots will be. However, if they are interested in selling, there are several players who could attract interest. Names to watch are cornerback Jonathan Jones, nose tackle Davon Godchaux and receivers KJ Osborne and Kendrick Bourne.

“The guys there know pro football at this time of year,” Mayo said. “From our point of view as an organization, we’re always trying to get better, whether it’s bringing in players or adding through subtraction. We need to look both short term and long term.”

Saints fire head coach Dennis Allen – 3 p.m.

On Monday, the 2-7 Saints fired a head coach in a rare move this season. moving on from Dennis Allen after the team suffered its seventh straight loss on Sunday.

New Orleans was one of the early season surprises, starting 2-0 with blowout wins over the Panthers (47-10) and Cowboys (44-19). The Saints have floundered since then, remaining winless at just 16.6 points per game after scoring 91 points in their first two contests.

The final straw came in a Week 9 loss to the Panthers, as Allen became the first head coach fired by the Saints since the Benson family bought the team in 1985.

Allen took over for Sean Payton in 2022 and posted an 18-25 record in three and a half seasons.

Cardinals add Broncos linebacker – 2:30 p.m.

The Cardinals agreed to acquire linebacker Baron Browning from the Broncos, bolstering the team’s passing trade ahead of the trade deadline.

The Cardinals will send a sixth-round 2025 draft pick to the Broncos. The deal is awaiting physical conclusion.

Browning, 25, is in his fourth season in the NFL after being selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. He has 9½ career sacks, although he had none this season. The Cardinals have several other key players from Ohio State, including left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. and wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.

Browning played in just five games this year, missing time with a leg injury.

The Cardinals (5-4) are riding a three-game winning streak, which puts them in first place in the NFC West. Arizona’s pass rush has been a sore spot for much of the season, although the defense did record six sacks in Sunday’s 29-9 win over the Bears.

Amin Touri can be reached at [email protected].