Super Bowl champion pass rusher unhappy in Arizona, and Jerry Jones should be paying close attention

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Josh Sweat produced on the field for the Arizona Cardinals in 2025. Off the field, the situation is complicated, giving Jerry Jones and the Dallas front office a reason to monitor the player's availability.

Sweat, who signed a four-year, $76.4 million contract with Arizona, skipped the team's voluntary offseason program. He reported only for mandatory minicamp to avoid fines and did not participate in on-field work.

Reporters indicate his absence stems from organizational disagreement, despite Sweat achieving a career-high 12 sacks last season. That impressive production is exactly why Dallas should keep tabs on the situation.

Sweat, who earned his championship ring at Super Bowl LIX, actually had the absolute best season of his career last year, putting up 30 tackles while playing in all 17 games. His numbers were a massive bright spot for an Arizona defense that finished tied for the third-fewest sacks in the entire league.

His frustration mainly stems from a coaching change. Jonathan Gannon, who coached Sweat back in Philly and convinced him to sign with Arizona in the first place, was fired in January after an underwhelming 4-13 season. Now, Sweat is stuck playing for a brand-new coaching staff he never signed up for.

NFLTradeRumors’ Logan Ulrich didn't mince words on the fallout last month, penning, "There's no shortage of reasons for him to be frustrated with the Cardinals right now, and the rest of the league knows it."

Dallas' fit is obvious when you look at it. The Cowboys' edge group is still pretty unproven. For example, Rashan Gary hasn't topped 7.5 sacks in either of the last two seasons, Malachi Lawrence and Donovan Ezeiruaku are both still raw, and Sam Williams is still developing.

For right now, Arizona insists Sweat isn't going anywhere. Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort hasn't shown any rush to move him, and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport completely dismissed all recent Green Bay Packers rumors.

But Sweat's contract has no guaranteed money left after this season. If Arizona falls out of the playoff race, the Nov. 3 trade deadline could change everything and Cowboys owner would be smart to stay ready.

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