NFL GM believes Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys were fleeced in the Jonathan Mingo trade

The Dallas Cowboys made a move before the NFL trade deadline and addressed an area of ​​need. Unfortunately, it came at a horrendous price.

After touting a wide receiver trade, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones assured the fan base that Dallas would be a buyer, not a seller, at the deadline.

Jerry Jones and Co. ended up trading a fourth-round pick for Carolina Panthers receiver Jonathan Mingo in a surprising move.

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Mingo, a former second-round pick, has raw talent, but the compensation Dallas gave is far too high.

In fact, an NFL general manager discussed the move with NFL Network's Jane Slater and essentially said the Cowboys had been fleeced.

“Talented. A little raw. Comp is too much… way too much. Basically a net fifth. He’s probably the most like Tolbert of the guys there,” the GM said. “Just my opinion. Not a bad player, but adding a fourth place finish is rich.”

Another NFL talent evaluator told Slater, “That should have been a 6-for-7 pick trade,” with a vomiting face emoji.

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This is the story of Jerry Jones and trades. To illustrate how bad the deal was, the Cowboys gave more for Mingo than they received for Amari Cooper. The Kansas City Chiefs have signed DeAndre Hopkins for a fifth-round pick. The Panthers traded their No. 1 receiver, Dionte Johnson, for a fifth-round pick.

Davante Adams was traded to the Jets for a conditional third-round pick.

And then there are the Cowboys. Giving up a fourth-rounder for a guy who has 55 catches on 111 targets for 539 yards and no touchdowns.

At this point, the front office is just trolling Cowboys Nation, right?

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