2025 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread

[NoDak]

What’s funny is he immediately went back to Minnesota who was determined to trade him because of Walker went to SD then back to Minny anyway

He didn't immediately go back to Minnesota. He spent the season in San Diego.


Dallas Cowboys
In 1989, he staged an acrimonious contract holdout and lost his starting position to D.J. Dozier.[3] On October 12, Nelson was traded to the Dallas Cowboys as part of the Herschel Walker Trade. At the time he had appeared in 5 games as a backup, registering 67 carries for 321 yards and 38 receptions for 380 yards.
San Diego Chargers
On October 17, 1989, after refusing to report to Dallas, he was traded to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for a fifth round draft choice (#116-Reggie Thornton) as part of the Herschel Walker trade.[4][5] He was the third-string running back behind Marion Butts and Tim Spencer. On September 3, 1990, he was released and later re-signed. He was the fourth-string running back during that season.
Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
In 1991, he was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. He was a backup running back behind Herschel Walker and Terry Allen and was also the team's kickoff returner for two seasons. On August 30, 1992, he was released and later re-signed.[6] He announced his retirement on June 30, 1993.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

The most vivid memory of Darrin Nelson I have is of him busting that OT TD run in the 1987 Thanksgiving Day game against Minnesota.

 

[Irving Cowboy]

On that note, so since Minnesota ended up trading him to San Diego, who was the player that Minnesota replaced him with in the Walker trade? I don't remember that happening, or did Dallas just collect the draft pick that he was tied to?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Did some searching and this is the best explanation I've seen. It was complicated.

Chargers Trade Banks, Aquire Darrin Nelson

The Chargers lanced what had become a public relations boil and added a versatile running back in two transactions Tuesday.

www.latimes.com

Moments later, the Chargers acquired veteran Viking running back Darrin Nelson from Dallas for a fifth-round pick that the Cowboys immediately shipped to the Vikings as a condition of the multi-player deal that sent running back Herschel Walker to the Vikings last week.
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Nelson said he refused to report to the Cowboys because, “I wanted to go to a place that if it wasn’t winning right away, they’d have potential to win. I told Dallas that if I was 24 or 25, I’d be glad to stay in Dallas.”

The Cowboys will still get a sixth-round pick in the 1990 draft and a second-round pick in the 1991 draft from Vikings. But Viking General Manager Mike Lynn protected himself against Dallas double-dipping by insisting he get any pick Dallas would acquire if it traded Nelson. That’s why the pick the Chargers spent on Nelson goes to the Vikings.

 

[Bipo]

Our Glory Days and Trades are so old that no one remembers exactly how they went.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Our Glory Days and Trades are so old that no one remembers exactly how they went.

true

 

[ravidubey]

He didn't immediately go back to Minnesota. He spent the season in San Diego.


Dallas Cowboys
In 1989, he staged an acrimonious contract holdout and lost his starting position to D.J. Dozier.[3] On October 12, Nelson was traded to the Dallas Cowboys as part of the Herschel Walker Trade. At the time he had appeared in 5 games as a backup, registering 67 carries for 321 yards and 38 receptions for 380 yards.
San Diego Chargers
On October 17, 1989, after refusing to report to Dallas, he was traded to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for a fifth round draft choice (#116-Reggie Thornton) as part of the Herschel Walker trade.[4][5] He was the third-string running back behind Marion Butts and Tim Spencer. On September 3, 1990, he was released and later re-signed. He was the fourth-string running back during that season.
Minnesota Vikings (second stint)
In 1991, he was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. He was a backup running back behind Herschel Walker and Terry Allen and was also the team's kickoff returner for two seasons. On August 30, 1992, he was released and later re-signed.[6] He announced his retirement on June 30, 1993.

Sorry, he went back after two years, but I barely registered him even being at SD. Nelson thrived on turf.

All of the players Minnesota offered us were decent, but Nelson might have been the best fit for us.

 

[ravidubey]

On that note, so since Minnesota ended up trading him to San Diego, who was the player that Minnesota replaced him with in the Walker trade? I don't remember that happening, or did Dallas just collect the draft pick that he was tied to?

The 5th round pick Dallas received from trading him to SD was kicked back to Minnesota as part of the deal.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Simpleton]

So basically Jerry is dug in against Mughuleta and that might be why this is different than previous negotiations.

On one hand, I get it from Jerry's perspective and why he would want to prove a point to an agent like this. On the other, if he just conducted business like a normal team this would've all been sorted out months ago most likely.

 

[boozeman]

So basically Jerry is dug in against Mughuleta and that might be why this is different than previous negotiations.

On one hand, I get it from Jerry's perspective and why he would want to prove a point to an agent like this. On the other, if he just conducted business like a normal team this would've all been sorted out months ago most likely.

There is likely some sticking point that the agent wants but the fact there has been no face to face is so Jerry.

 

[Simpleton]

There is likely some sticking point that the agent wants but the fact there has been no face to face is so Jerry.

Maybe, it could also just be a pure battle of egos with no real logic behind it, with Parsons being stuck in between.

Who really knows, but it does seem way messier and more personal than Lamb, Dak, etc.

 

[boozeman]

Maybe, it could also just be a pure battle of egos with no real logic behind it, with Parsons being stuck in between.

Who really knows, but it does seem way messier and more personal than Lamb, Dak, etc.

Mulugheta is the hotshot agent and Jerry is the non-wildcattin cheapass.

 

[bbgun]

 

[Bipo]

Trade him for Cincy's headache, Henderson, and a 1 & 3 and call it a day.

 

[Simpleton]

Trade him for Cincy's headache, Henderson, and a 1 & 3 and call it a day.

Hendrickson is 30 going on 31, I'd need more than a 1 and 3 on top of that, especially since you're probably giving him about 35/year to begin with.

I'd rather send him to someplace like Buffalo for Gregory Rousseau and two 1's.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Trade him for Cincy's headache, Henderson, and a 1 & 3 and call it a day.

Cincinnati had a major problem dealing with Mulugheta with Higgins apparently, so I'm guessing they'd want no part of negotiating with him over Parsons.

 

[boozeman]

Cincinnati had a major problem dealing with Mulugheta with Higgins apparently, so I'm guessing they'd want no part of negotiating with him over Parsons.

The fact that Jones could not say his name clearly did not sit well either.

Jones has his way with agents and the agents are not allowed to have say. When they push back, he gets to his feelings. He likes to think he can salesman wink the player and he can. Not an agent. His current stance to paint money grubbing on the agent is so hypocritical when the whole organization shows how cheap they are because of the pie they must protect.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Simpleton]

He's not wrong but he fails to see that one of the main reasons that they've failed is because of the dysfunctional environment he fosters.

The margins are very thin in this league and the idiocy he conjures up every year plays a big role in the weird shit you see out of this team in the playoffs.