Why Cedrick Wilson should leave Miami and return to Dallas before NFL trade deadline

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The NFL trade deadline this year will come and go on October 31 at 4 pm ET as teams across the league have a chance to bolster their talent.

One name that’s been floated around as a potential target for the Dallas Cowboys has been Cedrick Wilson.

The 27-year-old was selected in the sixth round by Dallas in 2018 and played three seasons with America’s Team before taking his talents to South Beach.

Wilson signed a three-year deal worth $22.8 million to join the high-octane Dolphins offense in 2022, though he’s seen limited action under Mike McDaniel’s set up in Miami.

Had Wilson known that the Dolphins would trade for Tyreek Hill just days after he joined the team, perhaps he would’ve stayed in Dallas or signed somewhere else.

It makes sense

At no ones surprise, Wilson has seen limited action at Miami, with 136 yards receiving in 2022 on 12 receptions.

So far this season, Wilson’s been utilized even less, putting up just 68 yards on five catches, while he has yet to find the end zone as a member of the Dolphins.

His best performance of the year came against the New York Giants when he was second in receiving yards for the Dolphins, with 52 on four grabs, though quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has only called his number in two games all season.

In August 2023, the Dolphins restructured his contract, leading to widespread speculation that Wilson’s time in Miami may be over sooner rather than later.

In April, the Miami Herald reported that the Dolphins were open to trading Wilson, whose father played seven years in the NFL for the 49ers and Steelers, winning a Super Bowl as a wide receiver in Pittsburgh during the 2005 season.

Miami have been posting astronomical offensive numbers all season long, averaging 36.2 points a game, and it appears that Wilson Jr. has been deemed expendable.

During his three years as a Cowboy, he wasn’t exactly lighting up the NFL, but he had some solid numbers in his final campaign in Dallas, with a single-season career-high for catches (45) and receiving yards (602).

He also averaged 13.4 yards per catch in 2021, catching six touchdown passes, while being targeted 61 times that year, one more than in his other four NFL seasons combined.

If he returns to the Cowboys, he would join many familiar faces and players he knows well, such as Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy, but does he fit into a Brian Schottenheimer system?

Back in 2021, when he had his best year as a professional, it was under Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator, with Moore now in that post with the Los Angeles Chargers.

What Wilson will probably have learned with Moore as the OC is the ability to adjust to various approaches, as Dallas didn’t have one set offensive system during Moore’s tenure.

The Cowboys under Moore were like a restaurant with a gigantic menu, and in 2021, they were among the best in the league in various departments such as no-huddle, motion, play-action and run-pass options among others.

Having thrived in a system like that should have a player like Wilson ready to step into a new team and contribute regardless of who calls the plays.

Wilson needs a fresh start to rejuvenate his career and going to Dallas makes a lot of sense for both sides.