Logan Wilson Gets His Wish, Cincinnati Bengals Trading Veteran to Dallas Cowboys
The Bengals are trading veteran linebacker Logan Wilson to the Cowboys according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Wilson, 29, requested a trade last month after rookie Barrett Carter took his place in the Bengals' starting lineup. He has 47 tackles in eight games.
"I felt like I was [playing OK]," Wilson said. "But obviously Zac (Taylor) felt otherwise."
The Bengals' defense has struggled over the past few weeks and have been gashed on the ground, giving up over seven yards per carry over the past three games.
Despite the struggles, Cincinnati had no plans of turning back to Wilson, league sources say. They're all-in on the rookie duo of Demetrius Knight Jr. and Carter at linebacker.
"Just keep focused on being here and helping us as best you can," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor told Wilson following his trade request. "I know it's frustrating with the role, but he's handled it really well. He's done a great job with the young linebackers. He's continued to be in a leadership role in our team. I know that this situation can be difficult and challenging. Just keep focused on being here and working for us and finding ways to win."
Wilson is in his sixth-season with the Bengals. They selected him in the third round (65th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft. He's been a key piece of their defense ever since, which included a trip to Super Bowl LVI and back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances in 2021 and 2022. Wilson signed a four-year, $36 million contract prior to the 2023 season.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys desperately needed help on defense. Now they get it with a proven player at linebacker that is under contract through the 2027 season.
The Bengals have now made two in-season trades this year. They sent a 2026 fifth round pick to the Browns in exchange for quarterback Joe Flacco and a 2026 sixth round pick last month.
Capitals do not believe Pierre-Luc Dubois’ lower-body injury is season-ending
Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that the team would be without Pierre-Luc Dubois long-term after the team’s practice on Monday.
Carbery didn’t provide much else, other than saying the team didn’t know whether Dubois would need surgery to repair his lower-body ailment. The club’s bench boss was asked a follow-up question on Tuesday about whether the Capitals believed Dubois would not return for another game during the 2025-26 campaign.
“No, we do not think it’s going to be season-ending,” Carbery said. “Just an extended period of time at this point. No update on him.”
Dubois suffered his injury against the New York Islanders on Friday, where his knee appeared to buckle during a defensive-zone faceoff. He needed assistance to get off the ice and has not skated with his teammates since.
Dubois has played in just six of the Capitals’ 12 games this fall, recording zero points and averaging 15:32 of time on ice per game. He recorded a career high 66 points (20g, 46a) with the Caps last year, playing in all 82 games.
With Dubois off the ice, the Capitals practiced for a second straight day with Connor McMichael at second-line center. Dylan Strome, Hendrix Lapierre, and Nic Dowd manned the other three center positions.
Capitals’ Pierre-Luc Dubois out for extended period
The Washington Capitals have received bad news on center Pierre-Luc Dubois’ lower-body injury. He will be out for an “extended period”, head coach Spencer Carbery told the Washington Post’s Bailey Johnson. The Capitals are continuing to evaluate the injury and aren’t yet sure if Dubois will need surgery, per Johnson.
Dubois’ knee buckled on a defensive-zone faceoff in Friday night’s loss to the New York Islanders. He needed assistance getting off the ice. No specifics have been revealed about Dubois’ injury, though Carbery did note that it is unrelated to the lower-body injury that forced Dubois out of five games earlier in the season. The 27-year-old was making his return from that prior injury on Friday, but only managed six minutes back in the lineup before going down again.
Dubois has only been in the lineup for five full games this season. He is still searching for his first point of the season, currently sitting with just nine shots on goal and six hits to his name. Dubois was a core piece of Washington’s offense last season. He reached 20 goals and 66 points while filling the second-line center role for all 82 games. That scoring tied Dubois with Aliaksei Protas for third on the team in scoring, though Protas managed 30 goals and only played 76 games. Dubois centered Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson, who both posted career-highs in scoring.
Last season marked a phenomenal start to Dubois' time in Washington. He finished the year with a plus-27, an incredible surge after recording a negative plus-minus in four of the prior five seasons. He had previously reached solid scoring marks, though, achieving four 20-goal seasons and three 60-point seasons before 2024-25. Those performances spanned a tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Winnipeg Jets, though Dubois has seemed to find his firmest roots in the Capitals organization. He’s a pillar of the offense when healthy, and should return to a top-six role on the other side of this indefinite injury.
