The Toronto Argonauts have added another Dallas Cowboys wide receiver to their negotiation list, this time putting Denzel Mims on the board.
That move, announced Monday, gives Toronto the exclusive CFL rights to negotiate with Mims if he doesn’t stick with the Cowboys or land with another NFL team and later has interest in heading north. Under CFL rules, each team can keep a negotiation list of up to 45 players who are unsigned or tied to the NFL, another pro league or college, and those rights can be traded, added or removed at any time.
That said, the listing doesn’t necessarily mean much beyond paperwork. Players often don’t even know they’ve been added, and there’s no indication here that Mims has any specific interest in Toronto.
Mims’ NFL path has been a tough one. The former second-round pick of the New York Jets in 2020 hasn’t taken a snap in the league since 2022 and has spent the last two years with two different UFL teams. Dallas signed him last month, but he still faces a steep climb to make the roster out of training camp, which is why a CFL future in 2026 wouldn’t be a surprise.
He’s not the only Cowboys receiver on Toronto’s list, either. The Argonauts also added 2025 UDFA Traeshon Holden back in March.
Holden has picked up some offseason buzz after Dallas signed him to a futures deal in January following a season on the practice squad. He flashed during training camp last year, and The Dallas Morning News’ Joseph Hoyt said he looked more prominent than expected during minicamp.
"Holden appeared during minicamp to be higher in the wide receiver rotation than he was last year and, frankly, than was expected to start this offseason," Hoyt explained. "There's going to be plenty of competition for the team's fifth wide receiver spot. Holden should be considered a viable candidate, especially if he can consistently make the most out of chances in training camp."
Right now, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Ryan Flournoy look locked into roster spots. Marquez Valdes-Scantling seems to have the edge for WR4 after working with the first team in Pickens’ absence this spring.
After that, the picture gets murky. KaVontae Turpin is expected to make the team, though his biggest value comes as a returner, which leaves the WR5 job open. Jonathan Mingo and rookies Anthony Smith and Jordan Hudson are also in the mix, but none of them appear to be major obstacles at the moment.
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