Without the trade of running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings in 1989, the Dallas Cowboys‘ Super Bowl drought could be in its fifth decade, who knows?
Instead it is at 26 years and counting because the Walker deal propelled the Cowboys from 1-15 in coach Jimmy Johnson’s first season to a Super Bowl in 1992, which was followed by championships in 1993 and 1995.
The Seattle Seahawks are hoping quarterback Russell Wilson‘s trade to the Denver Broncos can be their version of the Walker trade. Seattle received first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, second-round picks in 2022 and 2023 and a 2022 fifth-round selection, plus quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Noah Fant and defensive lineman Shelby Harris for Wilson and a 2022 fourth-rounder.
When the Cowboys dealt Walker, they knew they were giving up their best player while understanding they needed to rebuild….
