Here's the story: During the 2026 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys had a trade in place with the Kansas City Chiefs to move into the 9th overall pick to grab safety Caleb Downs. But it fell apart when the Chiefs "surprise selected" cornerback Mansoor Delane in the top five, which threw off the board and forced Dallas to pivot.
HC Brian Schottenheimer confirmed the trade was done on their end, but the sequence didn't go as planned. The Cowboys ended up trading with Miami instead, moving from pick 12 to 11, and still landed Downs — so it worked out in the end. (from the Caleb Downs page, citing the article Dallas Cowboys Trade With Chiefs Was In Place Before It Fell Apart During Draft).