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FRISCO, Texas — On the day of the NFL trade deadline, the Dallas Cowboys are hosting running back Kendre Miller for a visit, ESPN’s Todd Archer reported Tuesday, citing sources.
Dallas is looking for help at the position after Tyler Goodson hurt his knee in Sunday’s 27-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts. The New Orleans Saints waived Miller on Saturday. Before New Orleans drafted him in the third round, 71st overall, in 2023, the Cowboys hosted Miller on a pre-draft visit.
In six games with the Saints this season, Miller carried 57 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also caught 9 passes for 37 yards.
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Tuesday morning on 105.3 The Fan that the running back would come off the free-agent market rather than through a trade. Adding one is a priority, Jones said, “and we will do that today.”
The trade deadline passes at 3 p.m. CT. Over the last two or three weeks, Jones said, the Cowboys have not had a meaningful internal dialogue about any player they would be interested in acquiring.
“It’s really not ringing, which you’ve heard me say numerous times,” Jones said of his phone. “That’s when you make a trade. But don’t count it out, a lot of things happen on this last day. But I don’t look for us to make a significant trade today.”
Tyler Goodson Sprained His MCL And ACL Against Indianapolis Colts
Goodson ran for a career-high 77 yards on 12 carries at Lucas Oil Stadium. He left in the second quarter with the knee injury and came back in the third, carrying 5 more times for 33 yards. Goodson sprained the MCL and ACL in that knee, a source told Archer.
On Monday, Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said Goodson would miss multiple weeks.
“A lot of these guys, they play on adrenaline,” Schottenheimer said of Goodson, “and this is a guy that has been incredible for us really the last two weeks.”
Schottenheimer gave the same multiple-week timeline for tight end Jake Ferguson, who hurt his knee against the Colts and did not return. A day after the game, Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones said Goodson has a real injury and will probably miss time.
Javonte Williams carried 20 times for 101 yards Sunday and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard run with 1:08 left. Goodson and Williams were the only running backs Dallas had active in Indianapolis.
Dallas signed Goodson off the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad on Sept. 15, after Malik Davis suffered a season-ending hip injury.
Kendre Miller Spent Four Seasons With New Orleans Saints
Miller’s busiest game this season came in a Week 6 win over the New York Giants, when he carried a career-high 20 times for 70 yards. In the Saints’ preseason finale on Aug. 28, he ran 9 times for 42 yards and caught 1 pass for 15 yards against the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. New Orleans won that game 27-24.
Twice in 2024, New Orleans placed Miller on injured reserve. A knee injury ended his 2025 season after 7 games, and he went back on injured reserve on Oct. 21, 2025. That season he returned a team-high 16 kickoffs for 393 yards.
Over his time in New Orleans, Miller totaled 184 carries for 656 yards and 5 touchdowns. He added 29 catches for 217 yards.
Dallas, 4-5, hosts the 7-1 San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 15, at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX.
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