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Crap, the Cowboys might shore up their weakest link.

Possible Mankins destination
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Logan Mankins | Patriots | Interested: Cowboys?
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UPDATE: On Tuesday, Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com gave his take on a possibility for Logan Mankins being traded (see below). There's been little buzz thus far on potential trade destinations for Mankins, however that could be an effect of the massive contract that he's likely to require from his next team.

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Mankins and the New England Patriots were on the verge of a new long-term contract, according to a report from ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, but a certain request from the team irked the guard, and everything fell apart.

Mankins was asked to apologize to team owner Robert Kraft for comments he made insinuating that Kraft was disingenuous, a request he complied with. But when the team asked him to issue a public apology, he scoffed at the notion, and has re-issued his demand for a trade.

As Schefter writes, the trade will be a difficult one. Although Mankins is one of the NFL's top interior linemen, the compensating team must be willing to dole out a huge deal, plus satisfy the Pats' demands.

- Tim Kavanagh


Mike Reiss
Dallas could be an option
"I think the Cowboys would be a natural trading partner for the Patriots with Mankins. Because a lot of stars have to be aligned -- a team has to give up the compensation and the big contract -- it makes a trade harder to pull off. But the Cowboys have shown in the past that they are willing to make such a trade (e.g. Roy Williams). I think the Patriots would take a second-round pick in a trade."