Sources: Cowboys acquire OT Jones in exchange for two draft picks - ESPN

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have moved on from 2023 first-round pick Broderick Jones, trading him to the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Steelers are sending Jones and a 2027 fourth-round pick to the Cowboys in exchange for a 2027 third- and sixth-round pick, a source told ESPN's Todd Archer.

Jones, whom the Steelers selected after trading up for the No. 14 pick, was the team's starting left tackle in 2025 until he sustained a season-ending neck injury in Week 11 against the Chicago Bears. After a lengthy recovery from the resulting spinal fusion surgery, Jones was cleared to resume football activities at the start of training camp, but he struggled to return to form.

«I think it speaks volumes for Broderick and what he's been doing here the last couple of months,» Steelers coach Mike McCarthy said early in training camp. «So I just think, like anything, when a player comes off of a medical clearance, you can't just go to a hundred miles an hour.»

While Jones was sidelined in the offseason, the Steelers declined his fifth-year option and used their 2026 first-round pick on tackle Max Iheanachor. They also elected to move 2024 first-round pick Troy Fautanu from right tackle to left tackle.

Jones primarily took backup reps at right tackle once he returned, though McCarthy stressed the importance of Jones' versatility with his experience at both left and right tackle. Jones, who started 38 games in three seasons, projected to be a backup going into the 2026 season with Fautanu starting at left and former undrafted free agent Dylan Cook taking most of the starting right tackle reps throughout training camp. Iheanachor missed two preseason games and the bulk of training camp with an