Former Sooners defensive tackle traded to the Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys have needed defensive tackle help and they got it in the form of former Oklahoma Sooners defensive tackle Jordan Phillips.

The former Sooner, who signed with the New York Giants this offseason, is being traded to the Cowboys, according to reports from NFL Insiders Jordan Schultz and Josina Anderson.

A former four-star prospect in the 2011 recruiting class, Phillips played three seasons for the Sooners from 2012 to 2014. He totaled 58 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks before heading to the NFL, where he was a second-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2015 NFL draft.

Phillips has spent nine seasons in the NFL, spending time with the Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, and Arizona Cardinals before joining the Giants this offseason. In his nine seasons, Phillips has played in 120 games, accumulating 181 total tackles, 24 sacks, 36 tackles for loss, and 51 quarterback hits, according to Pro Football Reference.

With limited options at defensive tackle, Phillips will have a chance to start for the Cowboys at the nose tackle spot in new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmers’ defense.

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