4 trade candidates for Cowboys who they've shown interest in before

TL;DR

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to fill roster gaps as they prepare for rookie minicamp, particularly at linebacker, wide receiver, and running back. They may target trade candidates who have previously drawn their interest as teams assess their rosters post-draft.

Key points

Dallas Cowboys are filling roster holes as rookie minicamp approaches
Concerns exist at linebacker, wide receiver, and running back positions
Players may be available due to draft impacts and performance issues
Cowboys have a history of acquiring players from other teams' roster cuts

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As the Dallas Cowboys prepare for rookie minicamp, they still have roster holes to fill. Well documented this offseason, the linebacker position finally has bodies, but the organization likely has reservations about entering the year with this group as currently constituted.

They also have issues with depth at wide receiver and potentially running back, depending on how the staff feels about the small sample sizes turned in by the options behind starter Javonte Williams. There's a ton of potential in Ryan Flournoy as the third WR behind CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, but the remaining players on the depth chart haven't shown they can be consistent receivers.

With teams around the NFL evaluating their rosters now that draft hauls have been completed, players could find themselves either on the trade market or eventually as candidates to be released. Dallas has an opportunity to get these players at a discount for two reasons. First, the rookies they've drafted are pushing players off rosters. Second, frustration with the players, whether due to injury or poor performance.

The Cowboys have taken advantage of such situations in the past, most recently to acquire Pickens from the Steelers. Here are four such players who could be on their team's roster bubble but who the Cowboys have shown interest in in the past.