The Dallas Cowboys front office was mysteriously absent from Friday’s practice and with Dak Prescott also not there many believed a contract extension was imminent.

It turns out Prescott had the day off due to ankle soreness (the team does not deem it to be serious) but with that news out many were wondering why the front office was not a part of the festitivites.

Shortly after word broke and it appears that this may have at least been partially why. The Cowboys are trading cornerback Nahshon Wright to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Andrew Booth. It is a cornerback for cornerback swap.

This is actually the second year in a row that Dallas is trading a cornerback for another one as last year they dealt Kelvin Joseph to the Miami Dolphins for Noah Igbinoghene. Joseph and Wright were second- and third-round picks of the Cowboys in 2021, respectively, so it is pretty safe to say that things did not really work out there.

From that initial draft selection the Wright pick was regarded as questionable by many analysts. He appeared to be a favorite of Dan Quinn’s and with him well out of the picture now the Cowboys clearly feel ready to move on.

Additionally the Cowboys are getting stellar play out of rookie Caelen Carson right now which may have given them the confidence to make this move. Whatever the case, it is officially happening.

As far as the other end of things, Andrew Booth played in every game for the Vikings in 2023. A former second-round pick himself (2022) he provides another veteran option for the cornerback room, although as noted things are getting a bit competitive.