Cowboys land Igbinoghene from Dolphins for Joseph in CB swap - ESPN

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins have swapped cornerbacks who could be in need of fresh starts.

The Dolphins sent 2020 first-round pick Noah Igbinoghene to the Cowboys for 2021 second-round pick Kelvin Joseph as teams prepared their initial 53-man rosters on Tuesday afternoon, the teams announced.

Igbinoghene started just five of 32 games in his time with Miami, intercepting one pass. Joseph had just three starts in 26 games with the Cowboys with no interceptions. Igbinoghene is set to make $2.144 million in the final year of his rookie deal, while Joseph is set to make $1.367 million and is signed through next year. Igbinoghene was inactive for 14 games the past two seasons, while Joseph was a core special teams player for the Cowboys, hardly what was expected when he was selected at No. 44 in the 2021 draft.

In 2022, Dallas police opted not to pursue charges against Joseph for his connection to a homicide in which he was a passenger in a car involved in a drive-by shooting. It wasn't until video was made public of the incident that Joseph met with Dallas police, which led to the arrest of two individuals. It is not clear whether Joseph could still face sanctions from the NFL under the personal conduct policy.

The Cowboys worked Joseph in the slot during the offseason and into training camp, but with sources saying the team plans to put cornerback Jourdan Lewis on the active roster. Lewis was on the active/physically unable to perform list with a Lisfranc injury suffered against the Detroit Lions last October that had him in a cast or boot for six months.

With Lewis out last year, the Cowboys turned to DaRon Bland in the slot, and he led the defense with five interceptions. Just because Lewis will