Jones, who has been criticized throughout the year over personnel moves — or lack thereof — had NFL execs and talent evaluators scratching their heads over the Cowboys’ decision to give Carolina draft capital for Mingo, a second-year wideout who has 12 receptions for 121 yards this season.

The Cowboys defied expectations by acquiring wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, adding valuable depth to their offense despite outside criticism.

An unexpected move happened at the NFL trade deadline with the Dallas Cowboys acquiring Jonathan Mingo. With a record of 3-5, there were expectations that Dallas would be sellers at the deadline. That wasn’t the case as they not only added a player at a position of need,