Cowboys' trade for Jets star Quinnen Williams faces harsh criticism: 'Dallas is drunk'

The New York Jets traded away Quinnen Williams to the Cowboys and Sauce Gardner to the Colts. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes react to the trades and ask whether these were good moves.

Jerry Jones didn’t care much about what his Dallas Cowboys’ 3-5-1 record implied before the NFL trade deadline. 

He made a deal anyway.

The Cowboys used one of the first-round draft picks they acquired in the Micah Parsons trade with the Green Bay Packers to deal for New York Jets star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams before 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Dallas also sent a 2026 second-round pick and fellow tackle Mazi Smith in the deal. 

It was a move that surprised some in the industry, especially Bill Simmons, who didn’t mince words.

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New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams before a game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sept. 14, 2025. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

"Dallas is drunk," Simmons said plainly. "This is one of the worst. … This Dallas trade is f---ing bonkers. If I was a Cowboys fan, my head would be doing 360s. You’re 3-5-1. You have no chance to do anything in the playoffs. What are you doing?"

Jones even hinted at having a trade in the holster before the Cowboys’ "Monday Night Football" loss to the Arizona Cardinals, a team that was on a five-game losing streak. It’s unknown if the Williams trade was what he was referencing, but it was a big enough deal to add to a blockbuster day for New York.

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The Jets also traded All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for two first-round picks.

To Simmons’ point