FRISCO, Texas -- Dee Winters was busy when his phone rang on April 24, Day 2 of the NFL draft. He was moving into a new house in Arlington, Texas, rearranging boxes and figuring out what goes where.

New Cowboys linebacker Dee Winters was taken by surprise when he heard he was traded from San Francisco to Dallas during the 2026 NFL Draft. "Honestly, I wasn't expecting it at all. I was surprised ...

The San Francisco 49ers have moved on from their leading tackler last season for some Day 3 draft capital. Linebacker Dee Winters will now be a Dallas Cowboy, as the Niners sent him to the NFC East ...

The Dallas Cowboys are probably not done finding ways to fill in at linebacker, but without a doubt, what had been a gaping hole heading into Friday’s Day 2 of the NFL draft has become much less ...

While the Dallas Cowboys didn't have a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL draft, they still made an early move on the event's second night. The Cowboys traded for 49ers linebacker Dee Winters, sending ...

FRISCO — The Cowboys had a pressing need at linebacker entering Day 2 of the NFL draft and a long time to wait before they could potentially pick one. So they didn't wait. The Cowboys on Friday ...

Dee Winters had his first 100-tackle season in 2025, his third in the NFL. Dylan Buell / Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers traded linebacker Dee Winters to the Dallas Cowboys for the No. 152 pick ...

The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers have swung another trade involving a defensive player, this time in the middle of the 2026 NFL Draft. The 49ers will be sending linebacker Dee Winters to the ...

FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys entered the 2026 NFL Draft with a laundry list of defensive needs after allowing 30.1 points per game in 2025 -- the most in the league and the second-most in a ...

Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN.

The Dallas Cowboys finally addressed the linebacker position, making a trade with the San Francisco 49ers for linebacker Dee Winters on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. The Dallas Cowboys have finally ...