Dallas acquired tight end Jim Price from the Los Angeles Rams…

The Exchange

Dallas acquired tight end Jim Price from the Los Angeles Rams on October 5, 1993. The compensation was a sixth-round selection in the 1994 draft, later No. 189. Los Angeles used that pick on Ronald Edwards. The structure was uncomplicated: Dallas wanted a veteran it could use during the season, while the Rams preferred a future late-round roster-building chance. Dallas Cowboys Return Price gave Dallas an experienced tight end without requiring the club to surrender a premium selection. The Cowboys were operating as a contender and could justify favoring immediate depth over a sixth-round pick the following spring. The acquisition did not become a major long-term piece, but the cost was low and the player could be integrated immediately. Los Angeles Rams Return The Rams received No. 189 and used it on Edwards. That was sensible value recovery for a player they were prepared to move, and a sixth-round pick still offered a chance to find inexpensive young depth. The selection did not develop into enough impact to make Los Angeles the clear winner, so the benefit remained primarily the preservation of future draft value. Value in Hindsight This trade belongs in the narrow middle of the grading scale. Dallas exchanged a low-probability draft asset for veteran help at a time when immediate roster utility mattered. Los Angeles gained a legitimate selection, but the eventual outcome at No. 189 did not create a strong long-term advantage. The original decision on both sides was defensible. Final Verdict Dallas earns a C+ and the Rams a C. The Cowboys received the more tangible short-term benefit and did so for a limited price. Los Angeles at least recovered a draft pick and therefore avoided losing Price without compensation, but the sixth-round return was not enough to surpass the value Dallas received from the veteran addition.