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Wilson announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Wilson had spent the entirety of his career with the Bengals before being traded to the Cowboys prior to last season's trade deadline. Across six seasons in the NFL, the 29-year-old amassed 565 tackles (330 solo), including 5.5 sacks, and 11 interceptions in 83 games.
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The Cowboys waived Wilson on Friday, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports. Per Archer, parting ways with Wilson saves the Cowboys $6.5 million against their salary cap. In a combined 15 regular-season games between the Bengals (eight) and the Cowboys (seven) in 2025, the 29-year-old linebacker recorded 70 tackles (34 solo) and five passes defensed.
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Wilson had 70 tackles (34 solo) and five passes defensed in 14 regular-season games between the Bengals and the Cowboys in 2025. Wilson was traded to the Cowboys at the trade deadline and played seven of nine potential games for the team, where he totaled 24 tackles (15 solo). The middle linebacker is under contract for one more year, and with the rest of the Cowboys' linebacker corps healthy going into 2026, Wilson may lose more snaps to Shemar James.
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The Cowboys acquired Wilson (calf) from the Bengals on Tuesday in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Wilson, who requested to be dealt last month after his snaps had decreased, is thus in line to move from one struggling defense to another. Once he moves past the calf issue that sidelined him in Week 9, the 29-year-old will provided a needed boost to the Cowboys linebacker corps. Wilson will be under contract through 2027 after signing a four-year, $36 million extension with the Bengals in July 2023. In eight games with the Bengals this season, Wilson has recorded 46 tackles, and he notched at least 100 stops in each of the previous four campaigns. With Dallas on bye in Week 10, Wilson will have added time to recover from his injury, as well as acclimate himself to his new team's defensive system.
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Wilson (calf) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears. Wilson's absence comes as little surprise after he was unable to practice this week due to the calf injury before being listed as doubtful heading into Sunday. Before succumbing to the injury, the veteran linebacker had seen his playing time get scaled back in each of the past three weeks while the Bengals opened up more snaps for rookies Demetrius Knight and Barrett Carter. As a result of the drop in playing time, Wilson put in a request for a trade, and Dianna Russini of The Athletic relays that the Bengals have received inquiries from several teams regarding the 29-year-old's availability ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.
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| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CLE | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | JAC | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | @MIN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @DEN | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DET | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | @GB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | NYJ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | CHI | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @LV | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | PHI | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | KC | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | @DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MIN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | LAC | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *17 | @WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | @NYG | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09/13 | @New York | 15 |
| 2 | 09/20 | Washington | 21 |
| 3 | 09/27 | Baltimore | 7 |
| 4 | 10/04 | @Houston | 3 |
| 5 | 10/08 | Tampa Bay | 20 |
| 6 | 10/18 | @Green Bay | 1 |
| 7 | 10/26 | @Philadelphia | 17 |
| 8 | 11/01 | Arizona | 8 |
| 9 | 11/08 | @Indianapolis | 13 |
| 10 | 11/15 | San Francisco | 16 |
| 11 | 11/22 | Tennessee | 22 |
| 12 | 11/26 | Philadelphia | 17 |
| 13 | 12/07 | @Seattle | 30 |
| 14 | BYE | - | - |
| 15 | 12/20 | @Los Angeles | 27 |
| 16 | 12/27 | Jacksonville | 28 |
| 17 | 01/03 | New York | 15 |
| 18 | 01/10 | @Washington | 21 |