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The second week of free agency has gotten off to a much quieter start for the Cowboys than the first week, with much of the attention settling on some of the players added during the past several days. In this news roundup, we'll hear from new Cowboys Jack Sanborn and Kaiir Elam about what they'll bring to the defense, and Javonte Williams will share how what he thought was a spam telephone call led to his signing in Dallas. Plus, Dante Fowler explains how his first stint as a Cowboy led to an outstanding year in Washington... which ultimately brought him right back to The Star.
Elsewhere, we'll hear about a few of the front office's misses in free agency. It turns out Cooper Kupp had major star power lobbying for him in Dallas; we'll tell you what brought the talks to a screeching halt. And we'll look at a few big names still on the market who could fill major holes on the roster. Do the Cowboys have a Micah Parsons problem? That's still a question being tossed around, and we'll try to decipher what the team will do at running back come draft day. All that, plus a look at 14 new jersey numbers handed out in Dallas... including a few you'll definitely recognize from years gone by.
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Prescott and Lamb were apparently involved in "making a push" for the Cowboys to sign the former Super Bowl MVP. But things reportedly ground to an abrupt halt when the front office "heard the numbers" about what Kupp was expecting in the way of a contract. Seattle signed the receiver to a three-year deal worth $45 million.
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From absences at voluntary team workouts to the in-season podcasting to public critiques from teammates like Malik Hooker and DeMarcus Lawrence, the questions continue about Parsons's commitment to the team and whether he's good for the locker room. In his defense, Parsons has said everybody leads in different ways. And now with a new megacontract up in the air, everybody is watching to see how the organization responds.
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Despite far more offseason moves than at this point last year, Pro Football Focus has put Dallas in the bottom 10 of the league after a week of free agency. Thanks to a penny-pinching approach that relies on discount deals and short-term signings, the team will- once again- likely have to lean heavily on its star quarterback-receiver duo to carry the load.
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No Cowboys player added from outside the organization has received a deal worth over $6 million a year since Greg Hardy got $11 million for a one-year contract in 2015. Kenneth Murray signed for $5.9 million, just under. Even Dante Fowler's 2025 pact is worth $8 million only if certain incentives are met. It's a ridiculously comical streak for a team whose owner and GM loves to say there isn't a check he wouldn't write for another Super Bowl win.
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Fowler had his best season since 2019 in his one year with the Commanders, but he credits his two years spent in Dallas with that explosion in production. "It was pretty big, just to be able to go out there and show the people that I'm still here and be able to produce at a high level," Fowler said. Now he's looking forward to being a veteran leader- again in Dallas- for the likes of Sam Williams and Marshawn Kneeland. "I still have a lot out there to prove and to put out there," he said. "I'm looking forward to playing in this defense, I'm ready to go out there and lay it all on the line."
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The Cowboys' newest players have been assigned jersey numbers, and four returning players will sport new digits in 2025. Some eyebrows were raised online when DeMarcus Lawrence's No. 90 was reissued less than a week after his departure, but that's really standard procedure. Jourdan Lewis, Ezekiel Elliott, Brandin Cooks, and Rico Dowdle are others from last year's team whose numbers have already been recycled.
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"I thought it was span," the newly-signed running back said of the pair of unfamiliar calls he got last week. Actually, it was Cowboys RB coach Derrick Foster with a sales pitch to bring the first-time free agent to Dallas. But the oft-injured ballcarrier knows his roster spot isn't guaranteed. “From what they’re telling me, we just want a competitive room,” Williams said. “Everybody go in and compete and may the best guy win."
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The former first-round pick felt his development wasn't a priority in Buffalo. "I don't really see it as a negative," Elam said. "I really just see it as a growing opportunity for me to go shine somewhere else." The 23-year-old says he's already felt the love from Matt Eberflus. "I'm confident because I'm coming into a staff that really believes in me. I don't think they would have made a move if they didn't. I don't need a red carpet or anything like that. I just want to be able to earn it with a fair opportunity."
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The ex-Bear reuniting with his former head coach should know the new defensive scheme; now he'll be able to be a leader for his new unit in Dallas. "Just doing whatever I can to help guys get up to speed," Sanborn said, "and just help each other out because at the end of the day, we're all in this together as one." With the recent Parsons-Lawrence spat still hanging in the air, that last part is precisely what the Cowboys defense needs right now.
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The Cowboys signing Miles Sanders and Javonte Williams has indicated to some that the team may be considering waiting until late in the draft to pick up a value collegiate ballcarrier from this year's deep class rather than grabbing one of the top options in the first couple rounds. That could mean another year of running back by committee in Dallas... but it would open up those early picks for an elite talent at another key position.
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Dre Greenlaw, Kristian Fulton, and Poona Ford could have been good fits in Dallas, but they've all signed with other teams. Wide receiver Keenan Allen, cornerback Asante Samuel Jr., and defensive tackle Calais Campbell are still out there... and each could fill a massive hole for the Cowboys in 2025.
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Sean Lee is one of the all-time great what-might-have-been stories, a tackling machine who couldn't manage to stay healthy and was always banged up during an all-too-short Cowboys career. That seemingly hasn't changed, even in retirement. Lee was photographed at a gathering of Cowboys players celebrating Zack Martin's stellar career; the ex-linebacker was sporting a noticeable black eye.
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: News: Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb pushed for Cooper Kupp to join Cowboys
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Elsewhere, we'll hear about a few of the front office's misses in free agency. It turns out Cooper Kupp had major star power lobbying for him in Dallas; we'll tell you what brought the talks to a screeching halt. And we'll look at a few big names still on the market who could fill major holes on the roster. Do the Cowboys have a Micah Parsons problem? That's still a question being tossed around, and we'll try to decipher what the team will do at running back come draft day. All that, plus a look at 14 new jersey numbers handed out in Dallas... including a few you'll definitely recognize from years gone by.
How Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb tried to get Cooper Kupp to join Cowboys :: SI.com
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Prescott and Lamb were apparently involved in "making a push" for the Cowboys to sign the former Super Bowl MVP. But things reportedly ground to an abrupt halt when the front office "heard the numbers" about what Kupp was expecting in the way of a contract. Seattle signed the receiver to a three-year deal worth $45 million.
Do the Dallas Cowboys have a Micah Parsons problem? :: Dallas Morning News
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From absences at voluntary team workouts to the in-season podcasting to public critiques from teammates like Malik Hooker and DeMarcus Lawrence, the questions continue about Parsons's commitment to the team and whether he's good for the locker room. In his defense, Parsons has said everybody leads in different ways. And now with a new megacontract up in the air, everybody is watching to see how the organization responds.
PFF Power Rankings: Cowboys are NFL bottom-feeders after 1st week of free agency :: Cowboys Wire
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Despite far more offseason moves than at this point last year, Pro Football Focus has put Dallas in the bottom 10 of the league after a week of free agency. Thanks to a penny-pinching approach that relies on discount deals and short-term signings, the team will- once again- likely have to lean heavily on its star quarterback-receiver duo to carry the load.
Amazingly, Cowboys have kept $6 million streak alive for 10 years :: Cowboys Wire
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No Cowboys player added from outside the organization has received a deal worth over $6 million a year since Greg Hardy got $11 million for a one-year contract in 2015. Kenneth Murray signed for $5.9 million, just under. Even Dante Fowler's 2025 pact is worth $8 million only if certain incentives are met. It's a ridiculously comical streak for a team whose owner and GM loves to say there isn't a check he wouldn't write for another Super Bowl win.
Dante Fowler Jr. feels he has something to prove in second stint with Cowboys :: The Mothership
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Fowler had his best season since 2019 in his one year with the Commanders, but he credits his two years spent in Dallas with that explosion in production. "It was pretty big, just to be able to go out there and show the people that I'm still here and be able to produce at a high level," Fowler said. Now he's looking forward to being a veteran leader- again in Dallas- for the likes of Sam Williams and Marshawn Kneeland. "I still have a lot out there to prove and to put out there," he said. "I'm looking forward to playing in this defense, I'm ready to go out there and lay it all on the line."
New Number, Who's This? Cowboys reassign 14 jerseys to newbies, Thomas takes Lawrence's 90 :: Cowboys Wire
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The Cowboys' newest players have been assigned jersey numbers, and four returning players will sport new digits in 2025. Some eyebrows were raised online when DeMarcus Lawrence's No. 90 was reissued less than a week after his departure, but that's really standard procedure. Jourdan Lewis, Ezekiel Elliott, Brandin Cooks, and Rico Dowdle are others from last year's team whose numbers have already been recycled.
How a call from an unknown number led to Javonte Williams signing with the Dallas Cowboys :: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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"I thought it was span," the newly-signed running back said of the pair of unfamiliar calls he got last week. Actually, it was Cowboys RB coach Derrick Foster with a sales pitch to bring the first-time free agent to Dallas. But the oft-injured ballcarrier knows his roster spot isn't guaranteed. “From what they’re telling me, we just want a competitive room,” Williams said. “Everybody go in and compete and may the best guy win."
'I was always put in the back seat': New Cowboys CB Kaiir Elam confident he'll succeed after trade from Bills :: CBS Sports
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The former first-round pick felt his development wasn't a priority in Buffalo. "I don't really see it as a negative," Elam said. "I really just see it as a growing opportunity for me to go shine somewhere else." The 23-year-old says he's already felt the love from Matt Eberflus. "I'm confident because I'm coming into a staff that really believes in me. I don't think they would have made a move if they didn't. I don't need a red carpet or anything like that. I just want to be able to earn it with a fair opportunity."
New Dallas Cowboys LB Jack Sanborn brings exact mindset team needs :: SI.com
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The ex-Bear reuniting with his former head coach should know the new defensive scheme; now he'll be able to be a leader for his new unit in Dallas. "Just doing whatever I can to help guys get up to speed," Sanborn said, "and just help each other out because at the end of the day, we're all in this together as one." With the recent Parsons-Lawrence spat still hanging in the air, that last part is precisely what the Cowboys defense needs right now.
Cowboys geared up to potentially make this gamble in the 2025 NFL draft :: Cowboys Wire
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The Cowboys signing Miles Sanders and Javonte Williams has indicated to some that the team may be considering waiting until late in the draft to pick up a value collegiate ballcarrier from this year's deep class rather than grabbing one of the top options in the first couple rounds. That could mean another year of running back by committee in Dallas... but it would open up those early picks for an elite talent at another key position.
Cowboys still have work to do: 3 free agents who could help them, 3 they missed out on :: The Athletic
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Dre Greenlaw, Kristian Fulton, and Poona Ford could have been good fits in Dallas, but they've all signed with other teams. Wide receiver Keenan Allen, cornerback Asante Samuel Jr., and defensive tackle Calais Campbell are still out there... and each could fill a massive hole for the Cowboys in 2025.
LOOK: Cowboys legend known for injuries still getting hurt while retired :: Cowboys Wire
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Sean Lee is one of the all-time great what-might-have-been stories, a tackling machine who couldn't manage to stay healthy and was always banged up during an all-too-short Cowboys career. That seemingly hasn't changed, even in retirement. Lee was photographed at a gathering of Cowboys players celebrating Zack Martin's stellar career; the ex-linebacker was sporting a noticeable black eye.
This article originally appeared on Cowboys Wire: News: Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb pushed for Cooper Kupp to join Cowboys
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