Raiders trade idea shuts down Cowboys biggest offseason issue and Dallas would get a first-round pick in return

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Many seem to think that the Las Vegas Raiders could be in the mix for a few different wide receiver options, though the front office hasn't necessarily shown that throughout the first part of the offseason.

At this stage, nearly every good free agent has been signed, and there aren't exactly a slew of options on the market. The Raiders will likely have to go the draft route if they want to add a big-time talent at the wide receiver position.

However, in a recent trade proposal, they wouldn't have to wait until the draft, but they would be moving on from multiple draft picks.

Raiders Get: George Pickens

Cowboys Get: 2027 1st Round Pick, 2028 2nd Round Pick, 2027 5th Round Pick

“It is time for the Raiders to become relevant again. They cannot draft Mendoza and keep his weapons and Bowers, and then Tyler Lockett. They must add a true WR1, and Pickens can become it. The team will have to trade-and-sign Pickens to a massive dealtrade and sign, but why not? You are a young, new team with money to spend. Pickens is a premier NFL wide receiver, and he will sell your team a lot of merchandise. Mark Davis knows a thing or two about marketing,” Thomas Carelli of SI wrote.

Talent-wise, there are many better than Pickens around the league. He's also still very young, currently only 25 years old, and just turned 25 at the beginning of March.