Cowboys’ Deadline Trade for Jonathan Mingo Led to Lots of Jokes About Jerry Jones

The Dallas Cowboys made a key trade for a wide receiver ahead of the NFL deadline on Tuesday afternoon, but the move didn’t exactly elicit widespread praise.

The Cowboys gave up a 2025 fourth-round pick to the Carolina Panthers for Jonathan Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round pick, per multiple reports.

Mingo, 23, has not recorded a catch since Oct. 13 and has yet to find the end zone in 24 games with Carolina. The second-year receiver is expected to provide a small boost to the Cowboys’ pass-catching corps, yet the trade doesn’t come across as a playoff-contending move for a team that's 3-5, missing its star quarterback for several weeks and facing what could soon be a lost season.

Fans were not impressed, to say the least. Many pointed out that Jerry Jones and the Cowboys gave up more for Mingo than the Kansas City Chiefs did to get star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins two weeks ago.

Another talent evaluator sends emoji “🤮” tells me “That should’ve been a 6 for 7 pick swap”
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) November 5, 2024

weird league when DeAndre Hopkins and Jonathan Mingo go for roughly the same price
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) November 5, 2024

Jerry Jones is like that fantasy manager in your league that you know you can rob so you make him offers every season. And he always bites.
— Michael Fabiano (@Michael_Fabiano) November 5, 2024

Jerry Jones running the Cowboys in 2024 pic.twitter.com/bIxZo0LTSo
— Simpsons NFL (@TheSimpsonsNFL) November 5, 2024

Jerry Jones genuinely needs a mental evaluation at this point
— Brandon Carney (@BenchwarmerBran) November 5, 2024

The Cowboys gave up more for Jonathan Mingo than Chiefs gave up for DeAndre Hopkins and the Ravens gave up for Diontae Johnson. Jerry Jones is out here doing shit just to say he did because he can't admit the rest of the season is irrelevant. (It is.) Clown-ass organization.
— Yaya Dubin (@JADubin5) November 5, 2024

Jerry Jones trading a fourth-round pick for a wide receiver (with zero career touchdowns in 24 games) and seventh-round pick, when his team is 3-5 and just put the franchise QB on IR, is certainly a choice.
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) November 5, 2024

Jerry Jones getting fleeced by Dave Tepper should tell you all you need to know about the state of the Cowboys as an organization. pic.twitter.com/PwanD3fyDE
— AngeloFF (@angelo_fantasy) November 5, 2024