ESPN's Dolphins trade rumor gives Cowboys, Lions and Eagles low-cost deadline target

The Miami Dolphins have three edge rushers they could trade at the deadline, so we would expect the Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys to give them a call.

The Lions need more depth behind Aidan Hutchinson, as the team is relying on a career backup in Al-Quadin Muhammad and the injury-prone Marcus Davenport, who is currently on injured reserve.

The Eagles were already in need of edge rusher help before the Za'Darius Smith retirement and the return of Brandon Graham just isn't sufficient enough to allow general manager Howie Roseman to stand pat.

Surprise, surprise, the Cowboys have not been able to make up for the sack production lost when they traded Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers and the defense has suffered en route to being one of the worst units in the NFL.

While a lot of attention has been on Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler is hearing that Matt Judon is available at the trade deadline.

"While the Dolphins might not be moving a bunch of players at the deadline, they are open to trading pass rusher Matthew Judon. He's the name I keep hearing when it comes to their rushers," Fowler reported.

Chubb and Phillips are far more attractive options, as Judon is clearly on the down side of his career, but the veteran also won't cost much (figure a late Day 3 pick or pick swap), so it wouldn't hurt to take a flyer on him.

It's true Judon doesn't have any sacks and just five pressures, but he's also playing just 32% of snaps, so he hasn't had a ton of opportunities. And, who knows, maybe throwing Judon into a better situation will yield better results from the 33-year-old.

Judon isn't going to lead a defense like he used to, but teams could do worse when it comes to a second or third option in a rotation along the edge.

Even with his lackluster production, Judon would still be an upgrade in the depth department for the Lions, Eagles and Cowboys.

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