It’s no secret that Dallas Cowboys cornerback Morris Claiborne is having the best season in his five-year career in Dallas. But it almost didn’t happen.
The Cowboys traded up in the 2012 NFL Draft, moving from 14th overall to sixth in order to select the LSU ballhawking cornerback. And Dallas cost them a second rounder (45th overall), and a shot at drafting Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker and two-time Pro Bowler Bobby Wagner, in order to do so.
With the rookie Claiborne and new free agent acquisition from the Kansas City Chiefs, cornerback Brandon Carr, now in their secondary, the Cowboys were expecting a new era of defensive domination in Dallas.