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Time for Cowboys to test WRs Jalen Brooks and Jonathan Mingo

It’s time for the Cowboys to see what they have in Jonathan Mingo and Jalen Brooks

The 2024 postseason is still technically in play but for all intents and purposes the Cowboys seem to understand their fate. With less than a one percent chance of advancing, the Cowboys front office knows it’s more about next season than this season.

The team is nobly taking it each game at a time. Players and coaches don’t have the luxury of shifting focus onto next year because for them there might not be a next year.  It’s why talks of tanking earlier in the year were shot down the moment they began percolating.

But there’s a difference between winning at all costs and losing on purpose and that’s an area the Cowboys should be residing in today. With just three games remaining on Dallas’ schedule, it’s important the Cowboys learn what they can about a few young players who, up to this point, look like major question marks heading into the offseason.

Receivers Jalen Brooks and Jonathan Mingo are two of such players who deserve an extra look these last three games. As things stand now, WR is one of the Cowboys biggest needs heading into 2025. Brandin Cooks is set to leave in free agency and Jalen Tolbert has been too inconsistent to be responsibly trusted as a top option.

It’s safe to say the Cowboys need two WRs this offseason to fill top four spots on the depth chart, and one of those spots needs to be WR2. Based on what we’ve seen (and haven’t seen) of Brooks and Mingo, it’s unlikely either are the No. 2 option Dallas so desperately needs. But maybe one can be a WR3 or WR4?

Tolbert, fresh off possibly the best catch of career in Week 15, is a player fans have been excited about for some time. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound pass catcher from South Carolina flashed potential since joining the Cowboys as a draft pick in 2023. He’s a top special teams player with a killer instinct and someone who can handle the physical demands of playing the x spot on offense.

Mingo, acquired in a midseason trade this season, is another player with the ability to play snaps as an x. At 6-foot-2, 220-pounds he has the size the Cowboys love, but with only two catches for a total of 10 yards since joining Dallas, he’s extremely green and unproven.

Either player has the potential to be that WR3 or WR4 the Cowboys need, just like either player could bust out and never break the top four on the depth chart at all. The point is the Cowboys don’t know either way and it would go a long way in their planning for 2025 if they had an idea which direction these two are trending.

Mike McCarthy and staff are clearly playing for wins each and every week. With expiring deals, they have no interest in the long-term health of the team. Therefore, this is not something the front office could push if McCarthy thought it would be detrimental to winning.

Though if all things are equal, making a concentrated effort to get answers from a couple of the Cowboys’ biggest question marks is something the front office would seemingly appreciate.

At this point Tolbert probably is what he is. He’s a shifty playmaker who’s good for a nice play or two each week but also someone who’s going to get bullied off the ball and who’s liable to disappear for long stretches. Handing some of his snaps to Brooks and/or Mingo wouldn’t exactly be seppuku to the offense. It could be win-win.

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Panthers 2023 draft pick claimed off waivers by Cardinals

Former Panthers safety and 2023 draft pick Jammie Robinson has been claimed by the team’s Week 16 opponent.

The Arizona Cardinals just got themselves a new defensive back, and perhaps a little intel, for Week 16.

As first reported by ESPN’s Field Yates late this afternoon, the Cards have claimed former Carolina Panthers safety Jammie Robinson off waivers. The second-year defender was waived by Carolina, Arizona’s upcoming opponent, back on Friday.

Robinson, who split his collegiate career between the University of South Carolina (2019 to 2020) and Florida State University (2021 to 2022), was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft. He’d go on to appear in 15 games, with a pair of starts, in his rookie campaign—amassing 17 combined tackles while playing primarily on special teams.

This season was similar for Robinson, who has played 97 of his 108 snaps as a special teamer. He totaled three tackles over six games.

After wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, who was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 5, Robinson became the second 2023 pick the Panthers have parted ways with here in 2024.

Mingo returned to Charlotte yesterday. He was targeted zero times in the Cowboys’ 30-14 win.

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Panthers part ways with another 2023 draft pick

The Panthers have cut ties with another one of last year’s draft picks.

The Carolina Panthers have parted ways with another one of last year’s draft picks.

As announced by the team on Friday afternoon, second-year safety Jammie Robinson has been waived. Robinson was selected by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Robinson played in 15 games with a pair of starts during his rookie campaign. Those outings saw him record 17 combined tackles, with 269 of his 333 total snaps (70.1 percent) coming on special teams.

2024 has been similar for Robinson in terms of his deployment. He’s appeared in just six games and has chalked up 97 of his 108 snaps as a special teamer.

The 23-year-old defender is now the second draft 2023 choice the Panthers have cut ties with this season, as second-round wide receiver Jonathan Mingo was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 5.

Taking Robinson’s spot on the 53-man roster will be fellow safety Nick Scott, who has now been activated from injured reserve. Scott has started in four of his seven games for Carolina this year.

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Former Panthers WR set to make his Cowboys debut in Week 11

WR Jonathan Mingo, who was traded by the Panthers last week, is expected to make his Cowboys debut on Monday night.

A former Carolina Panthers wideout is about to hit the reset button on his NFL career.

Jonathan Mingo, now a member of the Dallas Cowboys, is expected to make his team debut this Monday night against the Houston Texans. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy confirmed the news about the second-year receiver on Thursday afternoon.

The Panthers selected Mingo with the 39th overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft. He’d go on to appear in 24 games with Carolina, amassing just 539 yards and no touchdowns on 55 receptions.

Mingo was traded to Dallas last Tuesday, just a few hours before the league trade deadline.

Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan explained the deal a day later.

“Great player, still a developing player,” Morgan said of Mingo. “Thought it was a good deal between us and Dallas. They get a young player that they can grow and develop and we get a draft pick we’re happy with. So, I think it was a win-win for both sides.”

Morgan and the Panthers received a 2025 fourth-round pick for Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round pick.

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Former Panthers WR set to make his Cowboys debut in Week 12

WR Jonathan Mingo, who was traded by the Panthers last week, is expected to make his Cowboys debut on Monday night.

A former Carolina Panthers wideout is about to hit the reset button on his NFL career.

Jonathan Mingo, now a member of the Dallas Cowboys, is expected to make his team debut this Monday night against the Houston Texans. Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy confirmed the news about the second-year receiver on Thursday afternoon.

The Panthers selected Mingo with the 39th overall pick of the 2023 NFL draft. He’d go on to appear in 24 games with Carolina, amassing just 539 yards and no touchdowns on 55 receptions.

Mingo was traded to Dallas last Tuesday, just a few hours before the league trade deadline.

Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan explained the deal a day later.

“Great player, still a developing player,” Morgan said of Mingo. “Thought it was a good deal between us and Dallas. They get a young player that they can grow and develop and we get a draft pick we’re happy with. So, I think it was a win-win for both sides.”

Morgan and the Panthers received a 2025 fourth-round pick for Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round pick.

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Panthers GM Dan Morgan explains trading WR Jonathan Mingo to Cowboys

Panthers GM Dan Morgan on trading WR Jonathan Mingo to the Cowboys: “I think it was a win-win for both sides.”

Yesterday’s trade of wide receiver Jonathan Mingo may just be a victory for everyone involved.

The man who struck that deal, Carolina Panthers president of football operations and general manager Dan Morgan, spoke with reporters about the swap this afternoon. He believes Mingo’s move to the Dallas Cowboys helps out all parties.

“Great player, still a developing player,” Morgan said of Mingo. “Thought it was a good deal between us and Dallas. They get a young player that they can grow and develop and we get a draft pick we’re happy with. So, I think it was a win-win for both sides.”

Carolina shipped away their 2023 second-rounder for a pick swap in the 2025 draft. The Panthers sent Mingo and a seventh-round pick to the Cowboys in exchange for a fourth-round pick.

Mingo has struggled to find success in the NFL thus far, as he’s amassed just 539 receiving yards and zero touchdowns through 24 career games. Meanwhile, a few other young Carolina wideouts—namely Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker—have quickly emerged here in 2024.

Morgan was asked if the recent play from the two rookies helped prompt Mingo’s departure.

“It has to do a little bit with building, too,” he replied. “I think we’re trying to build the roster the right way, and that’s through the draft. We’re definitely excited about a lot of our young guys. We’re excited about a lot of the guys on the roster, in general. So, I like the direction that we’re headed. We just gotta keep building and growing this thing.”

Legette has scored a touchdown in four of the team’s past six games while Coker has totaled 114 receiving yards and a score over the last two.

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Will trade addition of Jonathan Mingo impact Cowboys draft plans in 2025?

The Cowboys traded for Jonathan Mingo at the trade deadline, a move that could impact the 2025 NFL draft. | From @ReidDHanson

Standing at 3-5, four wins behind the division-leading Commanders, and certified longshots to make the postseason, the Cowboys are not the typical “buyers” at the trade deadline. The NFL trade deadline is a time for winners to load up and losers to unload. It’s hardly a time for losers like Dallas to add players.

Yet, that’s what the Cowboys did, sending a fourth-round pick to Carolina for receiver Jonathan Mingo and a throw-in seventh rounder. This head-scratching move was as as curious as it was laughable in many NFL circles. Not only did the Cowboys pay a steep price for an otherwise disappointing player, but they added a piece at a time when they should really be subtracting.

But a deeper look shows the addition of Mingo is more about the future than it is the present. Under contract through the next two seasons, the 6-foot-2, 220-pound Ole Miss product is a low-cost replacement part Dallas can use to build up their WR room after Brandin Cooks likely leaves in 2025.

The 39th overall pick in 2023, Mingo comes with an impressive physical profile and draft pedigree to make him an intriguing prospect to develop. He was an official 30-visit of Dallas’ that draft cycle and someone the Cowboys rated as a top 50 prospect.

Regardless of what outsiders think, the Dallas front office likely sees him as a Round 2 value at Round 4 price. Looking at the trade through that lens it’s reasonable to believe Mingo impacts the Cowboys plans in the 2025 NFL draft.

Based on the Cowboys’ current slide, upcoming schedule and Dak Prescott’s move to IR, it’s safe to predict Dallas will be picking in the top 10 in 2025. Favored in only two of their remaining nine games, there’s a real chance the Cowboys will have their pick of the litter at the WR position.

Travis Hunter, an elite WR/CB prospect, will probably be long gone by Pick 3, but notable WR prospects such as Tetairoa McMillan, Emeka Egbuka, Tre Harris and Tai Felton should all be options for Dallas in the first round. It’s perfectly possible that Mingo, a player the Cowboys recently valued as a top 50 talent, a WR they paid a hefty sum to acquire at the deadline, and someone under team control through 2026, could nudge them in the direction of a different position this spring.

The Cowboys have no shortage of needs to address this spring. They need interior linemen, another pass rusher, a safety, and offensive lineman, running back and tight end; might as well add linebacker to the list too since DeMarvion Overshown and Marist Liufau are the only LBs worth keeping around.

The point is the addition of Mingo could allow them to turn their focus elsewhere early in the draft. He wouldn’t satisfy them completely at WR, even if they see him optimistically, but he could help sway decisions in the early rounds.

It’s something to keep in mind as mock draft season picks up.

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What trading Jonathan Mingo means for the Panthers

The Panthers didn’t take long to move on from 2023 second-round pick Jonathan Mingo.

Although the vibes have improved following a feel-good upset win in Week 9, the 2-7 Carolina Panthers decided to offload one of their players on Tuesday.

Second-year wideout Jonathan Mingo was shipped away to the Dallas Cowboys ahead of the league’s trade deadline this afternoon. Mingo, the second receiver to be traded by Carolina over the last week, and a 2025 seventh-round pick will head to Dallas in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick.

A second-round selection in the 2023 NFL draft, Mingo has yet to score a touchdown in his pro career. He tallied 43 catches for 418 yards in his rookie campaign and has dropped off in his second, as he’s totaled 12 catches for 121 yards in an increasingly decreased role.

Mingo’s work over his first two seasons has been inconsistent, as the former Ole Miss standout has fallen short of expectations. Despite having an intriguing athletic profile—he’s struggled with situational and spatial awareness and never carved out a distinct role in Carolina.

Trading Mingo is an indication that general manager and president of football operations Dan Morgan is trying to move away from the underperforming players his predecessor, Scott Fitterer, brought in. This is a clear sign the front office is doing its best to establish its own culture and viability when it comes to building its roster.

Unfortunately, Mingo was one of Fitterer’s underperforming investments. Per the 33rd Team, he averaged 0.75 yards per route run—which ranks dead-last (526th out of 526) amongst wide receivers since 2000.

Morgan’s refreshed vision will seemingly include rookie wide receivers Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker, both of whom had overtaken Mingo in the pecking order. The former has scored four touchdowns over the last six weeks while the latter has emerged as a reliable and versatile option.

So now, the Panthers can continue to focus in on the development of the worthwhile youngsters. In addition to Legette and Coker, the remaining weeks of the 2024 season should give the organization more looks at quarterback Bryce Young and rookie running back Jonathon Brooks.

The process goes on.

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Panthers’ updated 2025 draft picks after trade of Jonathan Mingo

The Panthers improved their 2025 draft capital by trading WR Jonathan Mingo to the Cowboys on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers conducted a bit of business before Tuesday’s trade deadline.

As first reported by NFL Network insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, and later confirmed by the team this afternoon, the Panthers shipped off second-year wideout Jonathan Mingo to the Dallas Cowboys. The deal will see Mingo, a 2023 second-round selection by Carolina, and a 2025 seventh-round pick head over to the NFC East for a 2025 fourth-round pick.

Mingo is now the second Panthers receiver to be traded over the last week, joining Diontae Johnson. Johnson, of course, was traded to the Baltimore Ravens last Tuesday in an exchange involving a late-round 2025 pick swap.

So, with all of this capital changing hands, let’s give you an updated look at what the Panthers are slated to have in their chest for the upcoming draft:

  • First round
  • Second round (via Los Angeles Rams)
  • Third round
  • Fourth round
  • Fourth round (via Dallas Cowboys)
  • Fifth round
  • Fifth round (via New York Giants)
  • Fifth round (via Baltimore Ravens)
  • Seventh round (Own or via Arizona Cardinals)

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Panthers part ways with 2 players on Tuesday

The Panthers parted ways with a pair of linebackers this afternoon.

Wide receiver Jonathan Mingo wasn’t the only player the Carolina Panthers parted ways with on Tuesday.

As first noted by team reporter Kassidy Hill, the Panthers have waived linebacker Jacoby Windmon from the active roster and released linebacker Jackson Mitchell from the practice squad.

Windmon joined the Panthers back on Oct. 15, when he was signed off the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad. The 23-year-old rookie appeared in Carolina’s last three games, with all 43 of his snaps coming on special teams.

He recorded one tackle in the Week 7 loss to the Washington Commanders and one tackle in this past Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Saints.

Between the departures of Windmon and Mingo, who was traded to the Dallas Cowboys this morning, the Panthers now have two open spots on their active roster. Those vacancies could be filled by rookie running Jonathon Brooks and rookie defensive lineman Jaden Crumedy, who may be activated by 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

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