Cowboys Acquire Receiver Roy Williams

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The Dallas Cowboys acquired Detroit Lions Pro Bowl receiver Roy Williams just before the National Football League’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline this afternoon. In return, the Lions get first, third and sixth round selections from the Cowboys in next year’s NFL Draft. Roy’s deal is set for five years. The financial terms of the agreement have not yet been disclosed.

After a rash of injuries to key players recently, this is the first good news the Cowboys have had in a while. In the quote of the day, Roy (who played college ball at the University of Texas) said he was “more happy to be a Dallas Cowboy than when I got my first bike.” Nice. Owner Jerry Jones, still attempting to recover from today’s Adam “Pacman” Jones suspension, was (almost) equally as excited:

“We got two guys out there that can really run, they’re big, but as you know, both of them can really make spectacular catches.”

What an impressive duo of receivers the Cowboys now have. Opposite Terrell Owens, Dallas has arguably the second best tandem in the National Football League (Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin are still tops). So, it appears the most talented team in football just got better. When everyone is healthy, this offense — at least on paper — appears unstoppable.

This trade, however, was pretty clearly an act of desperation for the Cowboys. Jerry Jones made a financial commitment to win the Super Bowl this past offseason, but with the team at 4-2 and hurting from an influx of injuries, giving up three Draft picks for the talented Roy Williams was a stretch. I feel it was necessary, though. Even at 100 percent, the team needed a better receiver than Patrick Crayton opposite T.O. Roy Williams is that receiver.

Sources: DallasCowboys.com, Yahoo! Sports, Photo: Newscom