Oct 5th 2008 11:18AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Cowboys, Lions
During this morning’s , NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reported that the Lions are looking to trade wide receiver Roy Williams. Hardly news — we heard such rumors all spring — but with Williams now in the last year of his rookie contract, something could happen in the next two weeks leading up to the trade deadline.

Schefter also mentioned that last year, the Lions offered Williams to the Cowboys for DeMarcus Ware, but, obviously, nothing came of it, even though speculation had owner Jerry Jones lusting after a big-play No. 2 receiver to line up opposite Terrell Owens.

Good thing it didn’t happen; not so much because the Cowboys couldn’t use Williams, but because a) T.O. would’ve given his “I NEED THE BALL” speech after the second preseason game instead of last week, and b) Williams probably wouldn’t have been all that excited about his new, smaller role in Dallas. Although, to be fair, he’s the second option in Detroit behind Calvin Johnson; at least the Cowboys win.

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